ACEDUC, TICTACTOE, CHECK6C, ONEARM
BASIC8-53
Submitted by: Edward J. Quigley
Operating System: EDU-20
  1. ACEDUC2, written in, and run under, a three-user configuration Edusystem-20, allows up to six people to play the game of Aceyducey at the same time, with the computer keeping track of each player's money, wins, losses, etc. The computer will also tell the player the odds he faces before he places his wagers.

    This program also offers a good example of printout control.

  2. TICTACTOE plays against a human opponent. The progam is intentlonally beatable. Playing a program that cannot be beaten is very boring. It is not easy to beat the machine, but it can be beaten.

    This game runs on a PDP-8/L running a standad Edusystem-20 with a three-user configuration.

  3. CHECK6C plays a fair game of checkers against a human opponent. The program will play at the level of a very good amateur. It is usually beaten by a quality opponent, but fares very well against novices and other programs. Full directions are included in the write-up.

    CHECK6C runs on an 8K PDP-8/L running Edusystem-20 with a three-user configuration.

  4. ONEARM, written in Edusystem-20 BASIC, simulates playing a slot machine. The program allows variable payoff odds, six different fruits (double payoff if you get three boysenberries), and allows the player to carry his winnings or loses from one game to the next, should he care to. The bank breaks at 1000 dollars, and the player is broken at 1000 dollars lost.
The program will run on an 8K PDP-8/L with a three-user configuration.
Media Price Code: D2, G8
Catalog: August 1978