Dynamic Gin (TM) 1.17 Version History ============================================================= 1.00: Initial release. 1.05: Added 4th (expert) difficulty level, options for automatic sorting of hands, and optional eleven/ten dealing method. Made minor documentation changes. 1.06: Fixed several minor bugs. "Sort by face value after deal" preference is now retained between sessions. Scenery now loads correctly under Windows 95 High Color (16-bit) display mode. Selection of non-standard sizes for certain Windows 95 interface objects no longer causes a truncated Dynamic Gin window. 1.10: Added more extensive play statistics, including game point totals for both user and computer in each Gin variation. Improved loading performance and made several user interface enhancements. Fixed two very rare internal bugs. Added installation support for Windows NT 4.0. Documented toll-free order number for customers in the USA or Canada. 1.14: Added context menus (right mouse button) for taking cards, discarding cards, and knocking. Also added support for taking the upcard or stock card by single (or double) clicking. Revised menu and button bar organization to make clearer the distinction between starting another hand and starting a new game. Added options to sort your cards by face value in either ascending or descending order. Implemented a list of laid off cards that appears at the end of any hand where there are lay offs. Introduced measures to skirt a system-dependent problem that caused some users to occasionally see incorrect card images. 1.17: Improved the overall learning rate, and slightly increased the competitiveness for the expert difficulty level. Fixed several very rare or minor bugs. Made minor user interface enhancements. Dynamic Gin now gives a warning prompt if you start a new game while an existing game is in progress.