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h2. History

History

Tele-Games

was

a

bundle

of

three

plug-ins

for

Moonshae

Telecomm

's

Action

Teleconference

,

later,

the

Entertainment

Teleconference

in

Galacticomm

's

Entertainment

Edition

.

They

were

unique

in

that

they

provided

fun

competitive

multi-user

games

directly

inside

the

system's

main

teleconference.

This

was

important,

because

other

third-party

developers

had

created

multi-user

games

that

allowed

users

to

chat

while

playing

(or

watching),

but

it

scattered

users

around

the

system.

This

innovation

by

Moonshae

Telecomm

allowed

the

users

to

be

in

the

regular

teleconference

and

play

the

games

-

users

not

playing

would

not

be

burdened

with

the

game

output.

Action

Teleconference

was

sold

to

Galacticomm

to

become

the

Entertainment

Edition

's

teleconference.

These

games

were

released

under

the

Galactic

Innovations

name,

and

were

incorporated

into

the

Entertainment

Edition

after

the

Galacticomm

acquisition.

Game Information

Tele-Games

were

actually

three

games

in

one:

Tele-Blackjack,

Tele-Poker,

and

Tingo

(Tele-Bingo).

Tele-Blackjack

Tele-Blackjack

is

the

game

of

21,

in

which

the

players

compete

against

each

to

win

the

"pot"

--

– the

sum

of

all

of

the

players'

bets

minus

a

"house

cut".

Aces

count

as

either

1

or

11,

and

the

person

whose

hand

comes

closest

to

21

without

busting

(going

over)

wins

the

game.

If

enough

users

want

(request)

to

play,

the

game

will

automatically

begin,

and

proceed

via

normal

Blackjack

rules.

In

the

event

of

a

push

(tie),

the

pot

is

divided

among

the

winners.

h4.

Tele-Blackjack

Commands

}
"bj on" ......... request to play     "bj off" ....... stop playing/fold
"bj hand" ....... display your hand   "bj help" ...... this help list
"bj fold" ....... fold your hand      "bj turn" ...... whose turn it is
"bj scan" ....... show player list    "bj pot" ....... show current pot
"bj bet #" ...... increase your bet   "bj call" ...... match current bet
"bj low/high".... set stakes (Sysop)  "bj raise #" ... call and raise
"bj hit" ........ take another card   "bj stay" ...... stay w/current hand
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h2. 

Tele-Poker

Tele-Poker

is

standard

five-card

draw

Poker,

interfaced

with

[

The

Major

BBS

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teleconference.

Players

ante

and

bet

their

online

credits,

and

the

winner

of

the

hand

wins

the

"pot"

--

– the

sum

of

all

bets

made

by

the

players,

minus

a

"house

cut".

If

enough

users

want

(request)

to

play,

the

game

will

begin

automatically,

and

proceed

via

normal

Poker

rules.

(Aces

are

high,

not

low)

h4.

Tele-Poker

Commands

}
"poker on" ....... request to play     "poker off" ...... stop playing/fold
"poker hand" ..... display your hand   "poker help" ..... this help list
"poker fold" ..... fold your hand      "poker turn" ..... whose turn it is
"poker scan" ..... show poker players  "poker pot" ...... show current pot
"poker bet #" .... increase your bet   "poker call" ..... match current bet
"poker low/high".. set stakes (Sysop)  "poker raise #" .. call and raise
"poker discard # # # #" ..... discard and draw new cards (no #'s to stand)
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h2. Tingo

Tingo is a 

Tingo

Tingo is a Bingo-style

game

interfaced

with

The

Major

BBS

teleconference.

If

enough

users

online

"request"

to

play,

the

game

will

begin

automatically

and

play

will

continue

until

one

user

wins

by

getting

five

marked

spaces

in

any

row,

column,

or

diagonal.

The

winning

user

(or

"users"

if

two

or

more

users

get

Tingo

at

the

same

time)

is

given

a

credit

prize,

automatically.

Tingo

Commands

}
"tingo on" ....... request to play     "tingo off" ...... stop playing/quit
"tingo card" ..... display your card   "tingo help" ..... this help list
"tingo scan" ..... show tingo players  "tingo pot" ...... show jackpot amt.
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h2. Gameplay

The games were played right inside the teleconference. The commands listed above were entered directly at the teleconference prompt. All games were text mode. Conveniently, users who were not playing did not have to see any of the game messages.

Gameplay

The games were played right inside the teleconference. The commands listed above were entered directly at the teleconference prompt. All games were text mode. Conveniently, users who were not playing did not have to see any of the game messages.