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<a
href="http://www.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sc.buy&prodid=31395&buytoken=07236134">Click Here To Register</a>

The Idea 

Poker Table was originally written
as Ultimate Poker for the Psion 3a. At the time I was an avid viewer of
"Star Trek, The Next Generation". Poker featured in several episodes.
It seemed fascinating and entirely possible that a game such as poker could be
as popular today as it was a hundred years ago and maybe even in centuries to
come. I'd never played the game in any shape or form and none of my friends
either. The answer was to create some synthetic friends to play with. This I
did using the Psion 3a's built in language opl. A very efficient language on
what is still a very powerful machine compared to the basic Palm Pilot. 

 

Poker Table 5.xx for Palm OS 

After several versions for later
Psion machines and a version for Windows this is the latest incarnation.
Although the Pilot is the least powerful machine I've programmed for, at least
to start with, this version without a doubt plays the best poker. I've used
natural selection methods to "evolve" the AIs. I'm not the worlds
best or worse poker player, I can hold my own at least among the people I play
with. But it is strange and exciting that a tiny little computer can beat me at
a game that quite often defies logic. The four computer personalities appear to
come to life even to me! My wife can be heard as I write this complaining about
Snake's good luck and Graham always managing to fold when she has a good hand.
If you like poker or want to learn or improve you'll love Poker Table.

 

What do you think, any good?

(Kleenex required, Parental
Warning. Don't read the next paragraph if you are of a sensitive disposition.)

   O  
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By US and European standards I'm
poor. Very poor. I live in a shack out in the sticks, have a wife, cat, 12 year
old Ford and 30 year old BSA Bantam to support (not necessarily in that order
of priority). I'm not going to get rich writing games for the Palm but at my
level of financial existence every bit helps.

If you like the game and think
it's worth it, it would be more than just encouragement if you pay me. The
registered game has the following benefits:  
Adjustable start stake, $50 to $1000  
Adjustable play level, beginner, amateur, professional  
Free upgrades 
And of course the priceless feel good factor of helping a struggling young
writer.

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href="http://www.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sc.buy&prodid=31395&buytoken=07236134">Click Here To Register</a>

Regards, Ian Pinkard. <a
href="mailto:pinkard@teleline.es">pinkard@teleline.es</a> 

 

 

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