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Oombi Sinhala 1.09

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Oombi Sinhala v_1.09 - Readme_En
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01) Intro.
02) Requirements.
03) How to?
04) FAQ
05) Special Thanks.
06) Outro...


01) Intro.

First of all letme apologize for making this Readme in English,
I gave up the idea of a Sinhala Readme because it is very much hard
to maintain...

Well, As you can see Oombi_Sinhala is a game to play Oombi,
which is very famous among SriLankans( esp. in Funeral Houses ).
I don't know where this game came from, or if there is any other
PC game to play this,but when I saw HEARTS in Windows, I thought
'Why shouldn't I make something like that?'


02) Requirements.

Oombi_Sinhala doesn't need Hardware Acceleration or Direct 3D :)
but it needs Windows XP / 2000 or Vista.
In Windows 98, The Sinhala Font cannot be loaded, so Win98 is
not supported...


03) How To..???

* When asked for trumps, click the sign to select trumps.

* Just Click a card to play. If you can't play that card there
will be a sound notifying you.

* You can select a new game from the Game Menu or press 'F2'.

* To Quickly Minimize, press 'Escape' key.

* To Show Help, press 'F1'.

* To Show the last hand, press 'F4'.


04) FAQ.

Q) I don't know how to play Oombi?
A) Well, I'm sorry. This readme is not for it. You have to learn
it from someone else, and you SHOULD, because its a very famous
card game among SriLankans.


Q) Do I need to install Sinhala Fonts in my system to play this?
A) No.. You don't have to install Sinhala Fonts to play...


Q) Sometimes, When moving cards, the cards aren't displayed correctly,
they seem to disappear & come back again?
A) This happens, if your computer is a slow machine, or you are
out of system resources. If it happens, close any other programs
that runs in the background & try play it again.


Q) I have found a serious BUG!!!, & I like to report it to you for make
Oombi_Sinhala better?
A) Well, thank you in advance..Your help is much appreciated..
You can find my mail address @ the end of this document.


05) Special Thanks.

A big thank you goes out to my friend Sanjeewa Madushanka who supplied
the Card back cover image & Compatibility check in Windows Vista.

I have taken the CardPack & the Sounds from the Solitare & Hearts in
Windows, I hope Bill Gates wouldn't mind that:)

Thanks to everyone Who helped me & willing to help me in this...


06) Outrooooo....

Oombi_Sinhala is a FREEWARE... You can play it & share it without any
restrictions... But it's not for any commercial use..
And it comes with NO warranty.. Use this @ your own risk. I will not
take responsibility for any damages or data losses caused by this.(which
is almost impossible)

And your comments, thoughts, bug reports, suggestions, jokes :) are
welcomed, write me,



Let's make SriLanka a better place!





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Oombi Sinhala - Version History
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v 0.95 beta 1 -
* First release, only among friends. Had lot of bugs,
could only play one round, no animation!

v 0.95 beta 2 -
* Avoided crashing after one round.

v 0.96
* First Major release, could play many rounds.
* Can choose a New game
* Sinhala menu.

v 0.97
* Added sounds to the game.
* Used pattern Brush to paint client, now it looks like a
velvet!

v 0.98
* Fixed a bug, while being Seopru & then Kapothi, the
seopru was still there.
* Fixed a bug, didn't say trumps & win, win 2 poins.
* Added version History to the Resources.

v 1.01
* Changed the card pack to Vista card pack.

v 1.02
* Small Bug Fixed in the StatusBar.
* Added Keyboard Interface.

v 1.03
* Improved the Painting speed.
* Resizable Window.
* cards in the same suit are grouped together.
* Fixed a deadlock while painting & moving @ the same time.
* Fixed minor sound issues

v 1.04
* Added 'ShowLastHand'.

v 1.05
* Redesigned 'ShowLastHand'.
* Introduced CheatMode.(ctrl+F3)

v 1.06
* Redesigned CheatMode.

v 1.07
* Option to switch on/off Sound

v 1.08
* Sort the Hand before declaring trumps.
* Logic Improvements.(prob. with K)

v 1.09
* Major Logic Fixes(prob. with Aces & drawing trumps early)
* At least one card will be over 10 when declaring trumps.
* Enhanced counting of cards(Ai)
* (This will probably be the final version...?)