LAS VEGAS ROULETTE
Cartridge Instructions
(For 1 or 2 Players)

Make a date with Lady Luck and meet her in your living room. You have your own Roulette table now. Watch out! If she smiles, you're golden. If she frowns, your make-believe stakes will dwindle. The excitement and suspense of Las Vegas is yours at the press of a key.

HOW TO WIN

There's no discounting luck, but for more fun and a better understanding of the odds, read this booklet.

OBJECT OF THE GAME

To increase your simulated stakes. Spin the wheel! The key is luck. If you've got it, your make-believe winnings will grow.

THE "KEYS" TO THE GAME

DIGIT KEYS: used to indicate amount of individual bets.

Ready button: used to spin the wheel.

ENTER KEY: used to enter amount of stakes, select control chip, and enter amount of bet.

CHANGE BET DISPLAY (either TOP SIDE button): used to change bet display to read amount of stakes and amount of total bet.

READY BUTTON (RIGHT BOTTOM SIDE button): used to spin the wheel.

DIRECTION DISC: used to move chips over Roulette table. 16 directions correspond to directions on screen. Continuous movement of chip as long as Disc is pressed.

SELECT YOUR MAKE-BELIEVE STAKES!

1. EITHER PLAYER: Press Direction disc. Computer will print out on screen--

STAKE:

PLAYER 1

2. PLAYER 1 (LEFT): Press Digit Keys to select make-believe stakes (amount you play with).

You may request up to $9,999...however, computer cannot count past this number and will not add simulated winnings if you choose it to start. A lower stake is better, say $5,000. Press digit keys 5-0-0-0. This number will appear on the screen.

3. Press ENTER KEY to register pretend stakes.

4. PLAYER 2 (RIGHT): Select stakes in same manner.

ONE OR TWO PEOPLE CAN PLAY ROULETTE. If one person only is playing, a 0 stake must be entered for Player 2. Game will not appear on screen until ENTER key is pressed a second time.

THE ROULETTE TABLE

The Numbers and the Payoff

At the top of the screen is the ELECTRONIC ROULETTE WHEEL. Authentic numbering. Spins left to right.

Below that is the ROULETTE BALL. Does not appear until all bets are placed and wheel is spinning.

At left of screen are PLAYER 1 CHIPS. At right of screen are PLAYER 2 CHIPS.

At bottom of screen is the BET DISPLAY. Player 1 on left, Player 2 on right. BET DISPLAY reads out amount of individual bets on each chip unless either CHANGE BET DISPLAY (top side) button is pushed. Display then reads out AMOUNT OF STAKES and AMOUNT OF TOTAL BET.

Center of screen is the ROULETTE TABLE. Chips are placed on the table to bet.

BETTING CATEGORIES

There are 11 different categories of bets that can be placed in Roulette. Where you place a bet on the table determines its category and your odds of winning.

STRAIGHT: Place chip on any single number, including 0 and 00. Pays 35 to 1. Odds: 37 to 1.

STREET: Place chip on top border of any three-number vertical columns, e.g. 4, 5 & 6. Pays 11 to 1. Odds: 11-2/3 to 1.

5 NUMBER: Place chip at top corner where 00 meets 3. Pays 6 to 1 on 0, 00, 1, 2 or 3. Odds: 6-3/5 to 1.

LINE: Place chip on top border where two three-number vertical columns meet. Pays 5 to 1 on any of the 6 numbers on either side of the vertical line. Odds: 6-3/5 to 1.

SQUARE: Place chip on intersection point of any four numbers. Pays 8 to 1. Odds: 8-1/2 to 1.

SPLIT: Place on line separating any two number, vertically or horizontally, including 0 and 00. Pays 17 to 1. Odds: 18 to 1.

COLUMN: Place chip on one of the three "2 to 1" spots at the right side of the table. Pays 2 to 1 on any number to the left of the spot (excluding 0 or 00), e.g. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33 or 36. Odds: 2-1/6 to 1.

DOZENS: Place chip on one of the three "12" spots (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) at bottom of table. Pays 2 to 1 on any number in the groups 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36. Odds: 2-1/6 to 1.

HALVES: Place chip on "1-18," "EVEN," red, black, "ODD," or "19-36" spot at bottom of table. Pays even (the amount you bet) on any number in the groups HIGH (19-36) or LOW (1-18), RED or BLACK, or ODD or EVEN. Odds: 1-1/9 to 1.

HOW TO PLACE YOUR PRETEND BET

Roulette table will appear on screen with the wheel stationary.

Three chips will appear for each player, beside the Roulette table -- Player 1 on left (blue), Player 2 on right (white). Each chip is used to place one bet. Top chip for each player is a different color, indicating that it is the controllable chip. Player 1 control chip appears light blue. Player 2 control chip appears gray.

With 2 people playing, readouts for AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUAL BETS will appear along the bottom of the screen in each player's color. With 1 person only playing, readout will appear for that player only. Before bets are placed, readouts appear as 0.

PLAYERS MAY BE SIMULTANEOUSLY.

1. Use DIRECTION DISC to position control chip on Roulette table. Press Disc in direction you want control chip to move. Chip will move continuously until you stop pressing Disc, then settle in the nearest legal betting position.

EXAMPLE: To place a Street bet on numbers 13, 14, and 15, position control chip, above the number 15.

2. When control chip is in desired position, PRESS DIGIT KEYS to indicate the amount of you pretend bet. This amount will appear in black in the readout for first chip.

MINIMUM bet per chip played is $1.

MAXIMUM bet per chip played is $99.

3. PRESS ENTER KEY. Readout for amount of first bet will change from black to player's color. Next control chip will automatically change color.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 to place second and third bets.

5. If you do not want to play a particular chip, PRESS ENTER AGAIN, after chip has changed color. Control will move on to the next chip. When all bets have been placed and ENTER key has been pressed three times, last control chip will turn same color as other two chips.

6. After both players have entered all bets, both players PRESS READY (lower right side) BUTTON. (One player only -- press READY button on your Hand Controller only.)

Roulette wheel will START SPINNING. Roulette ball will appear beneath wheel, traveling right to left. You hear the Rapid Clicking of the wheel turning.

7. Wheel slows to stop. Ball skips between numbers, then lands on winning number. You hear the sound of the BALL DROPPING INTO THE WINNING SLOT. Winning chips and winning bets on Bet Display BLINK.

If you win, your winnings are added to your stake. If you lose, your bet is subtracted from your stake. To check your stake at any time, PRESS EITHER CHANGE BET DISPLAY (upper side) BUTTON.

NOTE: To bet more than $99 on one position, use additional chips. With all 3 chips on one space, betting limit is $297.

How to change your pretend bet

After each spin of the wheel, you can repeat or change your bet.To repeat all bets, simply press the READY (lower right side) button. Wheel will spin again, with all bets unchanged.

TO CHANGE POSITION OF CHIP

1. Press ENTER key, until chip you wish to move changes color. (All chips turn the same color after ENTER key is pressed 3 times. To return control to first chip, press ENTER again.)

2. Use DIRECTION DISC to move control chip to desired position.

3. Press ENTER key. Control will move to next chip.

If you wish to leave the remaining 2 bets intact, continue pressing ENTER key until all chips are the same color.

TO CHANGE AMOUNT OF BET

1. Press ENTER key, until chip you wish to change changes color. BET DISPLAY for that individual bet will turn black.

2. Press DIGIT KEYS for new amount of bet. New amount will replace old amount on Bet Display readout.

3. Press ENTER key. Bet Display for that individual bet will change to color of your chips and control will move to next chip.

NOTE: You may remove all chips from the table, using the Direction Disc, to sit out a spin of the wheel. If you do this, you MUST CHANGE YOUR BETS TO 0, or the computer will continue to deduct the total
amount of your bets from your stake.

WINNING

You break the bank at $9,999. Beyond this point, you may continue playing, but the computer will no longer add on your winnings.

LOSING

Computer does not give credit. If you have $48 left in your stake and you try to enter a bet of $75, computer will change your bet to $48. If you lose this, you're out! Your Hand Controller will no longer operate the game. To start a new game, press RESET button and enter new stakes.

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©1979, 1998 Intellivision Productions, Inc.


