500 Cards 2.0.1

File	500-cards-201.hqx
Size	93.2 KB
Version	2.0.1
Category	Card Game
Mac OS	System 6
Architecture	68K

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500 Cards is a Macintosh implementation of "500", the trick-taking card game popular in Australia and New Zealand. Written by Denis A. Birnie and first released in 1994, it offers play against computer opponents or networked humans via NetSprocket, with the official rules bundled.GameplayPlayers bid for the right to name trumps, then partner up to win tricks toward a 500-point target. The Mac build supports the full ruleset and shows bids, kitty and trick history in classic Platinum windows.Network PlayVersions from 2.0 onward use Apple's NetSprocket library to host or join multi-Mac games over AppleTalk or TCP/IP, filling empty seats with the built-in AI.System CompatibilityThe 68k binary runs anywhere from a Mac Plus on System 6.0.7 up through Mac OS 9 on PowerPCs, making it one of the broader-compatibility shareware card games of its era.Release HistoryThree releases are archived: v1.0.1 (August 1994), v1.4 (March 1995), and v2.0.1 (November 1999), the latter adding the NetSprocket networking layer.