PocketBowling

Get some pizza and a cool drink and see if you can score a perfect 300!

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PocketBowling v1.0

by Yi-Hsien Doo

Copyright 1992

[email protected]

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A fun and addictive bowling game for PalmOS.

Get some pizza and a cool drink and see if you can score a perfect 300!

No bowling shoes are needed but PocketC runtime-only application

is required. :-)

Files included:

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PocketBowling.prc The PocketBowling program stub.

PocketBowling.pdb The PocketBowling shareware applet.

Readme.txt This file.

PCBO.txt The file for Memo Pad to keep track of statistics.

PocketC.prc The PocketC application, freeware runtime-only

version. For more information, please go to:

http://www.orbworks.com/

Installation

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1. HotSync the following program files into your Palm:

PocketBowling.prc

PocketBowling.pdb

PocketC.prc

2. Import the PCBO.txt file into your Memo Pad or create a new memo

in Memo Pad with the following lines:

PCBO

0

0

300

0

You can run the program from PocketC, or directly by tap on the

PocketBowling icon.

Playing the Game

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1. Press the Scroll Down button to start the game. Your bowling ball will

start moving across the bowling alley.

2. Press the Scroll Down button to roll your bowling ball toward the pins.

To Get a Strike

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Try to roll the bowling ball toward the pins when the ball is at the

midpoint between pin 1 and pin 2 or when the ball is at the midpoint

between pin 1 and pin 3.

7 8 9 10

4 5 6

2 3

1

^ ^

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Scoring

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The scoring in PocketBowling is the same as in regular bowling. Each game

has ten frames. The bowler has a maximum of two rolls per frame, except

for the tenth frame, where he is allowed up to three rolls. A strike is

when all ten pins are knocked down with one roll. A spare is when all ten

pins are knocked down using both rolls of the frame. A strike scores 10

plus the number of pins knocked down on the next two rolls. A spare scores

10 plus the number of pins knocked down on the next roll.

Statistics

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PocketBowling will keep track of your bowling statistics if the PCBO file

is installed in your Memo Pad. To start over again, just re-install

the original PCBO memo file in your Memo Pad.

Registration

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Registration fee is $8.88. If you play PocketBowling more than once a week,

please pay for your enjoyment of this game via PilotGear:

http://www.pilotgear.com/

Or send $8.88 to:

Yi-Hsien Doo

15 Eagle Point

Irvine, CA 92604

Please send all suggestions, comments, and bug reports to Yi-Hsien Doo at

[email protected].

Please send your PocketBowling game statistics to [email protected].

The top scores will be posted on the PocketBowling Homepage.

Legal:

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This software is provided as is, with no guarantee of fitness for any

particular task. The user assumes all responsibility for its use.

Acknowledgment

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Special thanks to JD, ED, and SD for their inspiration, patience,

and support.