Palm OS Applications by Paul Kowalski

Rollin’ Bowlin’ 1.7

 

Designed and Programmed by

Paul Kowalski

 (Color Version Displayed)

Rollin’ Bowlin’ is remenicent of the old “bowling dice” game.  The game consisted of ten dice that contained pin symbols, strike and spare symbols, as well as blanks.

                         

The main screen offers three selections:  "Score a Game", "Play a Game", and "High Scores".

One of the functions of Rollin’ Bowlin’ is to keep your score during a real bowling game.  You enter the number of pins and the marks you get using the on screen keypad.  It works by standard bowling rules, and will accurately keep score.  When you enter the number of pins throw on the first roll, only the valid number keys, for the next roll, will be displayed on the pad.

            

The fun part of Rollin’ Bowlin’ is the game.

The object of the game, as in “bowling dice”` is to get as many blanks, or the strike or spare symbols in a given frame.  Any pin symbols shown are considered pins you left standing, unless a strike or spare symbol is shown.

A strike symbol` during your first roll, is considered as all pins being knocked down.  This is scored according to standard bowling rules.

If you do not get a strike on the first roll, you select which die you want to rethrow` and press the roll button again.  If all  blanks are displayed, or a spare symbol is shown, that frame is considered a spare, and scored accordingly.

               

 

       

When there are no more valid rolls left, your final score will be displayed. 

       

Rollin’ Bowlin’ tracks the highest 5 scores.  Should your score qualify for the high five scores, you will be asked to enter your name (up to 12 characters).  After entering, you will see the new set of High Scores.

                

The About screen will display various information about your Palm device, such as OS Version, NSB Runtime version, etc.

 When you register the game, you will be sent a registration code that you enter on the registration screen.

                       

Until the application is registered, you will be prompted with a nag screen from time to time.

I hope that you enjoy using this program, and that you will eventually register it.

Thanks for trying out Rollin’ Bowlin’.

1.7
  • Now fully ARM Native for Palm OS 5.x. Application will run on older Palm devices, by those using OS 5.x will run faster and more efficiently.
  • Recoded to increase application efficiency.
  • ScreenLib shared library no longer needed.
  • Only one ".prc" file needs to be installed, since the Runtime and Shared Library are now combined into the Application.

1.61
  • Added new NSBasic Runtime File
  • Added Web Address to About information

1.6
  • Added latest NSBasic Runtime File
1.5a
  • Fixed a problem where the program would timeout after 5 days.
1.5
  • Palm OS 5 Ready
  • Added latest NSBasic Runtime File.
1.4
  • Updated to new NSB Runtime Library file.
1.3
  • Included Updated NSB Runtime file.
  • Code changes made to reflect new Runtime file.
1.2
  • Fixed bug in "Score Game". Display would skip a frame, if the second ball was a five.
1.1
  • Cosmetic fix in installation program.
1.0
  • Initial Release.

Revised 02/01/2004

Applications by Paul Kowalski