KISMET - Detailed Instructions

The objective of the game is to score poker like categories of points using color coded dice for the purpose of scoring the highest score.

The game is played in turns with each turn commencing with a score being entered. A score can be entered by clicking in the appropriate white space in the score card. Moving the mouse over the white spaces in the score card will display the possible amount of points that can be earned should the player select that score entry.
A total of 3 rolls of 1 or more dice is allowed per turn. Upon the thrid roll of the dice a score must be enetered, ending that turn. The dice can be rolled by clicking the roll button or pressing the R or ENTER keys on the keyboard.
After each role a player may opt to hold dice that they do not wish to roll again. A player may also opt to roll previsouly held dice on a subsequent role. Dice can be held and unheld by clicking on them or pressing the 1,2,3,4, or 5 keys on the keyboard. For the purposes of allowing keyboard selection of dice the dice are labeled 1 through 5 moving left to right and top to bottom.
1 game consists of 15 scoring entries, each of which are explained on the score sheet.
The player may click the New Score Sheet button at any during a game. Clicking this button will always clear all games on the score card, whether completed or not, and reset the score sheet with 6 brand new games.

A default name of "Unknown" is enetered in the Player Name field. Players should make sure to enter a name (up to 15 characters) if they wish to receive recognition for a high score. Clicking the Remember Me checkbox will set a browser cookie recording the name enetered. On future vists, the game will retreieve the browser cookie and redisplay the remebered name.
Using the Single Game and Full Card toggle checkboxes a player can change the manner in which scores can be enetered.

In Single Game mode the user can only fill in the columns of scores for the current game. When the final score is marked in the current game the next game will become availble.

In Full Card Game mode the user can fill in any columns of scores for any game. Each game is always available.

Using the tabs on the left a player can switch between the dice panel or the high score panel.
2D/3D Dice - The Dice tab has a checkbox on it to toggle 3D dice on or off. Clicking the box and causing a check mark to fill the box will change the dice to 3D dice images. Clicking the box and clearing the check mark from the box will change the dice to 2D dice images.
Animated Dice - The Dice tab has a checkbox on it to toggle Animate dice on or off. Clicking the box and causing a check mark to fill the box will change the dice so they animate when rolling. Clicking the box and clearing the check mark from the box will change the dice so they don't animate when rolling.

Clicking on the Scores tab will always retrieve and display the high scoring list for the current game type.
Separate score lists are kept for Single Game versus Full card games because generally full card games provide more leniency for bad rolls and as such result in higher scores.
In Single Game mode each individual game completed will be checked for a high score. The Full Card Total is displayed but it is not registered for a high score.
In Full Card mode each individual game is nto checked for a high score. The Full Card Total is displayed and it is checked for a high score upon completion of the whole card.
Any time a high score is checked the score tab is displayed and provides status indication. Either a message will display indciating that the score did not qualify or the list will display with qualified name and high score highlighted.
Whenever the Score tab is displayed, either autmatically or manually, the player must click the dice tab again in order to access the dice and roll button to play subsequent games.

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