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-rw-r--r--data/help/baccarat.yaml6
-rw-r--r--data/help/blackjack.yaml2
-rw-r--r--data/help/casino.yaml4
-rw-r--r--data/help/crapless_craps.yaml2
-rw-r--r--data/help/craps.yaml8
-rw-r--r--data/help/pai_gow.yaml15
-rw-r--r--data/help/video_poker.yaml2
7 files changed, 19 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/data/help/baccarat.yaml b/data/help/baccarat.yaml
index 951e2f2..f5e4aad 100644
--- a/data/help/baccarat.yaml
+++ b/data/help/baccarat.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ description: |
Super 6 tables: Banker pays 1:1, except winning with 6 pays 1:2.
EZ tables: Banker pays 1:1, except winning with a three-card 7 pushes.
- Player bets still lose on those Banker wins. Check table rules.
+ Player bets still lose on those Banker wins. Check the table felt.
Optional bets (only where offered; payouts are profit odds):
player_pair / banker_pair First two cards have the same rank: 11:1.
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ description: |
Side bets settle independently; a pair can win even on a tie.
Higher payouts do not mean better value: rare events win less often.
- Typing rules at the table shows this page again; table rules shows
- this table's exact payouts and available bets.
+ Typing rules at the table shows this page again; table shows the felt
+ and this table's exact payouts and available bets.
diff --git a/data/help/blackjack.yaml b/data/help/blackjack.yaml
index 1f34b1a..2863d33 100644
--- a/data/help/blackjack.yaml
+++ b/data/help/blackjack.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ description: |
normally an ordinary win. For a 10-credit bet, 3:2 returns 25 total.
Win chances depend on cards, rules and your decisions, not fixed odds.
- table rules lists the actual blackjack payout, insurance payout,
+ table shows the blackjack felt with the actual payout, insurance payout,
dealer soft-17 rule, splitting restrictions and surrender availability.
Typing rules at the table shows this page again; help casino explains
wagers and returns.
diff --git a/data/help/casino.yaml b/data/help/casino.yaml
index 84ea49f..5f4e527 100644
--- a/data/help/casino.yaml
+++ b/data/help/casino.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ description: |
bet <amount> Wager chips first, then credits.
bet 10 on <target> Choose a roulette, baccarat or craps bet.
bet / rebet Repeat your last table wager.
- table Show the table; roulette also shows payout tables.
+ table Show the table felt; roulette also shows the racetrack,
+ history and payout tables.
rules The help page for the game you're playing — every
house edition has its own short page.
list Every bet accepted right now, with payouts.
- table rules Check this table's exact rules and payouts.
stop Leave (after a committed table round).
Profit odds exclude your returned stake: a 10-credit win at 2:1
diff --git a/data/help/crapless_craps.yaml b/data/help/crapless_craps.yaml
index f05364a..ffb80a0 100644
--- a/data/help/crapless_craps.yaml
+++ b/data/help/crapless_craps.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ description: |
bet 10 on field / hard 6 / seven / eleven / horn / hop 2 3
roll / autoroll Shoot now / roll on your turn automatically
table / list / rules Felt / bets and payouts / this page
- unbet place 6 Return optional bets or odds before the roll
+ unbet Return every optional bet and all free odds
stop / sitout Leave / sit out once bets settle
No don't bets and no Fire/All/Tall/Small bonuses: with no losing
diff --git a/data/help/craps.yaml b/data/help/craps.yaml
index 2e1c826..214abfc 100644
--- a/data/help/craps.yaml
+++ b/data/help/craps.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: |
play craps Join the tail of the shooting queue
watch craps Watch without betting
- table / table rules Felt, dice, wagers / exact rules and payouts
+ table Felt, dice, wagers and every accepted bet
bet 10 on pass Come-out 7/11 wins; 2/3/12 loses
bet 10 on dontpass Opposite side, with 12 a push
bet 10 on come A personal point (table point must be ON)
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ description: |
roll Shoot now (solo) or after the 10-second call
autoroll Repeat on your turn until your bets finish
stop Cancel autoroll and resume manual play
- unbet place 6 Return an optional wager before bets close
- unbet odds come 6 Return free odds, retaining the contract
- unbet all Take down every optional bet at once
+ unbet Return every optional bet and all free odds
stop / sitout In manual mode, leave / sit out once bets resolve
New players join last in shooting order. Making a point keeps the
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ description: |
and come odds are OFF on come-out. Lay and don't odds always work.
Exact payout units are required. Commission rounds up to a credit.
Default odds: 3-4-5x, with 6x laid on don't bets. Field 12 pays 2:1
- or 3:1 according to table rules. Pass/come and bonus contracts cannot
+ or 3:1 according to the table felt. Pass/come and bonus contracts cannot
be removed. Disconnecting forfeits live bets; shutdown refunds them.
HOUSE EDITIONS have their own help pages — simplified craps, high
diff --git a/data/help/pai_gow.yaml b/data/help/pai_gow.yaml
index a99cee2..b252278 100644
--- a/data/help/pai_gow.yaml
+++ b/data/help/pai_gow.yaml
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ description: |
Find Pai Gow east of the Video Poker Parlor. Classic is in the main salon,
EZ north, No Push south, Face Up beyond EZ. play pai joins; rules teaches,
- table rules displays the exact rules and Fortune payout felt.
+ table displays the Fortune payout felt.
Place any side bets FIRST (bet 5 fortune). bet 20 is the main wager and
commits the round: a lone bettor is dealt at once, and with several
players the cards come out as soon as every active seat has bet (or the
- betting window ends). unbet main|fortune|pushace|all takes an undealt
- wager back. Each player and the dealer receive seven cards from a fresh
- deck with one Joker. Your cards are numbered 1 through 7.
+ betting window ends). unbet takes every undealt wager back. Each player
+ and the dealer receive seven cards from a fresh deck with one Joker. Your
+ cards are sorted small to large and numbered 1 through 7.
Type 24 to put cards 2 and 4 in your small (two-card) hand, or 13456 to
put those five cards in your big (five-card) hand. Spaces and order do
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ description: |
high cards, a gap, then the two low cards with HIGH/LOW labels; type set
to lock it and reveal the dealer. house arranges the house way and still
needs set. autoset on locks any legal arrangement at once; autoset off
- restores the confirmation, and autoset alone toggles. Timeout or
- disconnect uses the house way.
+ restores the confirmation, and autoset alone toggles. A multiplayer
+ timeout or a disconnect uses the house way; a lone player is never timed
+ out.
At the showdown the high hands are compared first (your high, then the
dealer's), then the low hands. Each hand strength (for example PAIR OF
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ description: |
House way preserves the best high-hand category, maximizing low within
that category. Two pair/full houses may be split to put pairs in both.
The dealer uses this same deterministic house way. It is not a claim
- of optimal strategy. Full details appear in table rules.
+ of optimal strategy. Full details appear in rules.
The Joker acts as an ace, or completes a straight, flush or straight flush.
A2345 is the second-highest straight. Low hands have only pairs/high cards.
diff --git a/data/help/video_poker.yaml b/data/help/video_poker.yaml
index 808edd2..067d95b 100644
--- a/data/help/video_poker.yaml
+++ b/data/help/video_poker.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ description: |
Payouts are total coins including stake, not profit. Multiply by denomination
for credits. Natural royals pay 250/500/750/1000 coins for 1-4 base coins,
or 4000 at five. Only the highest-paying category wins on each line.
- look redisplays your hand; rules opens the cabinet guide; table rules shows
+ look redisplays your hand; rules opens the cabinet guide; table shows
the pay table. stop leaves between hands. Disconnect finishes current holds.
If payment fails, draw retries the SAME final hands, never a fresh draw.