PentaDiceA Game of Strategy, Skill and Luck for the Newton OSTable of Contents1	Welcome and Registration1.1		About PentaDice	1.2		Registering PentaDice	1.3		Contacting Stand Alone, Inc.	1.3.1		Email	1.3.2		Phone	1.3.3		Regular Mail	1.3.4		World Wide Web	2		Installation		3		Set Up3.1		Setting up a New Game3.2		Playing the Game3.2.1		Beginning the Game3.2.2		Rolling the Dice3.2.3		Placing Your Roll on the Score Sheet4		Scoring in PentaDice4.1		Upper Section	4.1.1		Ones	4.1.2		Twos	4.1.3		Threes	4.1.4		Fours	4.1.5		Fives	4.1.6		Sixes	4.1.7		Upper Bonus	4.2		Lower Section	4.2.1		Three of a Kind	4.2.2		Four of a Kind	4.2.3		Full House	 4.2.4		Small Straight	4.2.5		Large Straight	4.2.6		Five of a Kind	4.2.7		Bonus Five	4.2.8		Chance	5	Winning and Other Important Things	5.1		Wining the Game	5.2		Odds and Ends	5.2.1		Prefs	5.2.2		High Scores	1	Welcome and Registration1.1	About PentaDiceWelcome to PentaDice, a game of strategy, skill, and luck for the Newton. Up tofour players can play in a game, and up to three of those can be controlled bythe Newton. You play by trying to get the highest scoring combinations of dicerolls to beat your opponents.Included in this archive are the following packages:PentaDice.pkg This is the software package that you need to install onyour NewtonPentaDice.pdf This is the usersÕ manual for PentaDice.PentaDice.txt Another manual, this time in text format. Use the pdf manual if atall possible, as it has layout and graphics that cannot be included in the textfile. The pdf manual is viewed using Adobe¨ Acrobat Reader¨,which may be obtained free of charge at www.adobe.com.SAStuff.txt A list of all of the software available from Stand Alone Inc.SA reg.pkg Install this package to 	register your software.1.2	Registering PentaDiceThe PentaDice Demo will work for a 30 day trial period. At the end of the 30Days, it will stop working. To avert this tragedy, you will need to get in touchwith Stand Alone to register your software. You can register with us by severaldifferent methods.You will need to include the following information, no matter how you choose toregister. Most importantly, you need to include your name EXACTLY as it isentered in your Newton, including spaces. We use this to generate your password,so it must be precise. You will need to specify which programs you wish toregister, and include payment for each of them. We accept Visa, Mastercard, andAmerican Express. If you are using normal mail, you can send us a check as well.Make sure to include your card number, the expiration date, and what type of cardyou are using. You also need to give us a way to get in touch with you. Email isthe preferred way, followed by your address and phone number. An Email address isnot strictly necessary, but it results in much faster service.For instant gratification, register by phone, and pay using Visa or Mastercard.To do so, call (773) 477-2492 and we will give you a password right over thephone.Alternatively, you can send us a check to the address below.You can also Email us one of several ways. The application has a Register sectionunder the  button. Tap on that to open up a registration slip. If you fill outthat slip, and have an Email client on your Newton, it will automatically Emailus and we will send you a registration code. You could also just Email us therelevant information from your Newton or a desktop machine, and weÕll send you acode. If you are registering through Compuserve, use, GO SWREG.Once you register, you will receive a password from us. You can install thispassword one of two ways. There is an option to Enter Password under the  menu.Tap on it to bring up a screen that has a space to enter the password.Alternatively, just install the SA Register package enclosed in the PentaDicearchive. Select ÒPentaDiceÓ from the pop-up menu at the top, and enter thepassword. You should get a message confirming the password. Afterwards, you mayremove the SAS Register application from you Newton.1.3	Contacting Stand Alone Inc.There are several ways to get in touch with us here at Stand Alone, Inc.  Emailis the preferred form of communication, but whatever works for you is fine. Ifyou have any questions, comments, suggestions or compliments, please don'thesitate to contact us through any of the methods listed below.1.3.1	Email: internet: 		info@standalone.com AOL: 			Std AloneCompuServe:		76342,30571.3.2	Phone: Voice: 			(773) 477-2492 Fax:			(773) 477-25791.3.3	Regular Mail: Stand Alone 3171 N. Hudson, Suite 1 Chicago, IL, 60657 USA1.3.4	World Wide Web: http://www.standalone.com 2	InstallationThe first thing that you need to do to get your software up and running is toinstall it on your Newton. To do this, you need to have Newton Backup Utility, orNewton Connection Utilities, set up to talk to your Newton. If you have problemswith this part of the installation, please contact  consult the documentationthat came with your Newton. Once Newton Backup Utility is set up, just follow thesteps listed below to for each of the packages you wish to install.1. Open the Newton Backup Utility , or Newton Connection Utilities  on yourDesktop machine.2. On your Newton, go to the Extras Drawer and tap the Connection icon .3. Once the Newton Backup Utility has loaded on your desktop machine, make sureyour cables are connected and tap the  button on your Newton.4. For each of the packages you wish to install, do the following:¥ Tap the Install Package button in the Newton Backup Utility¥ Go to the folder where your packages are, and select the desired package.¥ Click on the ÒInstallÓ button3		Set-upTo begin a game of PentaDice, go to the PentaDice icon in the Extras Drawer andtap on it. When tapped, it launches, and the opening screen will appears.To begin a new game, you just need to tap the New button.3.1	Setting-up a New GameWhen you tap on the New Button, the set-up screen appears. The set-up screen hasthe names of all of the people playing.Player 1Õs information is taken from the Owner Info of the Newton. PentaDicestarts with only Player 1 playing. To include another player you need to write aplayer name into the line. For each player that you include, you need to decideif they will be played by a human, or the Newton. Just check the box under theplayer number if you want them to be a Newton player. The computer controls anyplayer designated as a Newton player.  Any player with a name entered is includedin the game. To remove a player from the game, delete their name. When you haveset the number of players and if they are human or Newton controlled, just tapthe Play button to begin the game. To close the window without making anychanges, just tap the   button.3.2	Playing the GameOnce you have set the number of players and returned to the main screen, itÕstime to begin the game.3.2.1	Beginning a Turn To begin your turn, tap the Roll button. The computerplayers roll automatically, so you donÕt need to worry about them.3.2.2	Rolling the Dice Tapping the Roll button rolls the set of five dice.Each turn you have three chances to get the best combination of numbers. Afteryou have rolled the dice, tap on the dice that you wish to re-roll. These dicebecome highlighted. When you have made your choice, tap the re-roll button. Youmay do this twice each turn. There is also an option in Prefs that will allow youto make the tapped dice the ones that you keep, rather then re-roll. You maydecide to place the roll at any time, and do not need to take any of yourre-rolls.3.2.3	Placing Your Roll on the Score Sheet. When satisfied with  your roll, orafter the third roll in a single turn, you  need to decide how to score the roll.To do so, just tap on the space on the score sheet where you wish to place yourroll. Your roll is then scored, and the total is entered into the sheet.4	Scoring in PentaDice.Each player has fourteen spaces on the score sheet toenter a roll. Not so coincidentally, each game lasts for fourteen turns, and endswhen each player has filled every space on there score sheet. Each turn, you mustenter your roll into a space on the score sheet. You cannot skip a turn and ifthe roll is inappropriate for the space, for example placing a roll of 1, 1, 3,4, 5 in the twos slot, the roll is scored as zero. The Newton tabulates the scorein the scoring rows, and no value can be entered by the player.The scoring of each slot is listed below.4.1	Upper SectionThe upper section has seven parts, listed from one to six, with a space for anUpper bonus. You can only enter rolls into the first six lines. The top sectionis scored as follows.4.1.1	Ones You get one point for each one that is included in the roll,scoring between 0-5 points4.1.2	Twos You receive two points for each two in the roll, scoring between0-10 points4.1.3	Threes Here you receive three points for each three in the roll, scoringbetween 0-15 points.4.1.4	Fours Four points are received for each four included in the roll,scoring between 0-20 points.4.1.5	Fives Five points are received for each five in the roll, scoringbetween 0-25 points.4.1.6	Sixes Six points are scored for each six in the roll, scoring between0-30 points.4.1.7	Upper bonus You receive the upper bonus for having an upper total ofgreater than 62 points. This point total can be achieved through any combinationof points in the upper section, and is worth 35 points.4.2	Lower SectionIn the lower section of PentaDice, you receive points for having combinations ofdice. The eight slots to place rolls are detailed below.4.2.1	3 of a Kind To receive points for this place, you must have three of thesame number on your selection of dice. You receive points equal to the total ofall of the dice combined, for a point range of 5-30. 1,1,2,4,5 would get 0 pointsbecause it only has two 1Õs, while 1,1,1,4,6 would be scored in 3 of a kind andreceive 13 points. 1,1,1,1,1 would also be allowed, but would only be scored for5 points. In most cases, there are better places to place this roll.4.2.2	4 of a Kind This is much like 3 of a kind, but it requires four of thesame number in your roll. The scoring is nearly the same as for 3 of a kind, witha range of 5-30 points. 1,1,1,4,6 would receive 0 points because it only hasthree 1Õs,  while 1,1,1,1,6 would get 10 points, and 1,1,1,1,1 would get 5.4.2.3	Full House This space is based on a poker hand, and you need to have 3of one number and 2 of another on the dice. For example, 1,1,1,3,3 would be ascoring roll, as would 3,3,3,6,6. In all cases, a Full House is worth 25 points.4.2.4	Small Straight A small straight requires that four or more of the dicein a roll be in consecutive order. 1,2,3,4,6 and 2,3,4,5,4 count as smallstraights, but 1,2,3,5,6 does not. A small straight is always worth 30 points.4.2.5	Large Straight A Large Straight requires that all of the dice in a rollbe in consecutive order. 2,3,4,5,6 would be a legal Large Straight. LargeStraights are worth 40 points.4.2.6	5 of a Kind 5 of a Kind requires all of the dice in a roll to be thesame. 4,4,4,4,4 is considered a 5 of a Kind. 5 of a kind is worth 50 points.4.2.7	Bonus 5 This space is the same as 5 of a kind, and is worth 100 points.It is only counted if 5 of a kind has already been scored.4.2.8	Chance This roll adds up the value of all of the dice in a roll, andscores their total. Chance is worth between 5-30 points.5	Winning and Other Important Things5.1	Winning the GameWhen fourteen turns have passed, and a roll has been entered into each space onthe score sheet, the games ends. The person with the most total points is thewinner.5.2	Odds and EndsThe i button contains a number of extra features for PentaDice.5.2.1	Prefs Prefs has two ways to customize PentaDice5.2.2	The first option is to set how long the computer playerÕs dice areshown. For a fast game, set it for a shorter time. To view the computerÕs diceand re-rolls, set it for a longer time.5.2.3	Customizing re-rolls Normally, when you are re-rolling dice, the diceyou tap and highlight are the ones that are re-rolled. However, you have theoption of having the dice you highlight be the ones that are saved rather thenre-rolled. To set whichever you prefer, just tap on your selection.5.2.4	High Scores If you go to High Scores under the  menu, it will show you alist of the highest scoring games ever. Just for the sake of information, aperfect game of PentaDice has a score of 475.