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Canasta
Type of Program: Card Game
Supported Platforms: Windows 95/NT
Company or Author: Mark-Jan Harte
Version: 4.02
Price: $ 19.95
Installed Size: 1.66 meg.
Canasta is a strategy type card game. The goal
of Canasta is to win by melding cards and by making canastas. A
Canasta is a column of seven cards of the same rank (e.g. Aces,
Jacks, sixes, etc...)
It will allow you to play against the computer
or you can play over the Internet, although this is a little more
complicated to set up. One thing you must keep in mind, once the
program has been set up to run online, there’s no more
complicated things to encounter! There are special instructions
on the homepage, as to how to get this program going over the
Internet. I do know you must download and register another
program before you can play via the Internet. It’s my
understanding that the other program is free of charge for now.
The other program is not included in the installed size, that
program is additional.
In the shareware version of Canasta, you have
full functionality and no time-out limit. This means you can
continue to play the game after so many days but there are only
25 different hands that can played randomly. They’ll keep
repeating, over and over!
Canasta features three skill levels, they are
Beginner, Advanced and Expert. The rules are fully customizable,
in addition to unlimited undo features. There are full
instructions included in the help menu.
The options menu includes the following things:
card backs, background color, status bar, messages and more. You
can change the size from 640 x480 to 800 x600 and even higher if
your video card supports it, but you must already be in the
higher mode for this option to work.
In Canasta you can change the sound files and
the music files. You can even set up a jukebox folder with your
favorite music to play, this is really a neat option. Or, you can
turn sound or music off!
Under the Network folder, is the setup for
connecting on the Internet. It requires your name, e-mail
address, your user name and your password. Also, it needs
information concerning your Internet Provider, i.e. SMTP/POP3
server information.
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Reviewed By: Martha Seward
How to purchase or register: The price of Canasta is $19.95 (US)
or the equivalent in a European currency. register via Compuserve
(SWREG) Pay it once, and you are entitled to unlimited free
upgrades and unlimited network play.
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