Quick Draw Poker 1.0

File	quick-draw-poker-10.hqx
Size	4,830.5 KB
Version	1.0
Category	Card Game
Mac OS	System 7

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Released in 2005 by Glenn Seemann, Quick Draw Poker is a Macintosh shareware video poker title that wraps the classic Jacks or Better paytable in a cowboy / Old West visual theme. Cards are dealt against saloon-flavored artwork with western sound effects, and the game shipped in parallel builds for Classic Mac OS (8.5/8.6) and Mac OS X.GameplayThe core ruleset is standard single-hand Jacks or Better video poker: the player is dealt five cards, holds any subset, and the remaining cards are redrawn for a single payout based on the resulting poker hand. A pair of jacks or better returns the bet, with the usual escalating payouts up to a royal flush.PresentationWhere Quick Draw Poker distinguishes itself from generic video poker clones is its presentation. The interface adopts a western motif — colorful saloon-style graphics, period-appropriate card faces, and themed sound effects — pitched at players who want a casino mechanic without the neon-Vegas chrome.System requirementsTwo builds shipped: a StuffIt-archived Classic Mac OS version (QuickDrawPoker.sit, ~1.9 MB) targeting Mac OS 8.5, 8.6, or earlier OS X via Classic; and a native Mac OS X disk image (QuickDrawPoker.dmg, ~2.5 MB) for PowerPC. Both expect at least 16 MB of RAM and an 800x600 display. The Classic build runs cleanly under SheepShaver for modern preservation.DistributionQuick Draw Poker was distributed as small-author shareware through Mac download portals and curator archives in the mid-2000s. It is a late entry in the Classic Mac shareware tradition — published the year Apple announced the Intel transition — and survives today primarily through Macintosh Garden and Macintosh Repository mirrors.