Micaceler Pocket Bornes for the Pocket PC

Pocket Bornes for the Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002 and Pocket PC 2003

Download PBSetup.exe version 1.2 (150 Kb, 80 Kb installed)
Click this download link and run PBSetup.exe to download and install Pocket Bornes on your desktop and Pocket PC. You must have ActiveSync installed on your desktop PC. A shortcut to Pocket Bornes will be installed in the Games program group on your Pocket PC. Version History

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How to Play
Overview | Rules | Cards | Scoring

Frequently Asked Questions

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Overview

Pocket Bornes is based on a French car racing card game. While you race to the finish line, play your cards to slow your opponent down and overcome your opponent's efforts to slow you down.

Features

One or two players
Two difficulty levels
Options/Scores persisted, even on reset
Undo
Simple, streamlined UI with single and double tap play
Integrated help

Rules

On your turn you are dealt a card. You must then either play a card or discard one.
Tap a card in your hand (bottom left) to play it. If it cannot be played at the time, it will be highlighted.
Tap it again, or tap the deck (bottom right) to discard a highlighted card.
Your turn ends when you play a card or discard one. You get an extra turn when you play a Safety card.
The hand ends when someone reaches 700 miles or when the deck runs out of cards.
If you reach the finish line first, you have the option to extend the race to 1000 miles.
The game ends when someone reaches 5000 points.

Cards

14		Play the Go card to start moving.
46		Once you are moving, play a Mileage card to move your car toward the finish line. There are ten 25, ten 50, ten 75, twelve 100 and four 200 mile cards.
4		Play the Stop card to stop your opponent.
2		Play the Empty card to cause your opponent to run out of fuel.
2		Play the Flat card to give your opponent a flat tire.
2		Play the Accident card to cause your opponent to have an accident.
6		If your opponent plays an Empty card, play the Fuel card to refuel.
6		Play the Spare card to fix a flat tire.
6		Play the Repair card to fix your car after an accident.
3		Play the Speed Limit card to keep your opponent from playing Mileage cards greater than 50.
6		Play the End Limit card to remove any speed limit you are under.
1		Play the Right Of Way Safety to protect yourself from Stop and Speed Limit cards for the rest of the hand. After playing it you do not need the Go card to move.
1		Play the Extra Tank Safety to protect yourself from running out of fuel.
1		Play the Puncture Proof Safety to protect yourself from flat tires.
1		Play the Ace Safety to protect yourself from accidents.

Scoring

Points are awarded each hand for the following:

1	per mile traveled
100	for each Safety card played
300	if all Safety cards are played
300	for each Coup Fourré (playing a Safety card immediately after your opponent plays the corresponding hazard)
400	for a completed race
300	for Delayed Action (finishing the race after the deck of cards has run out)
200	for extending the trip to 1000 miles
300	for a Safe Trip (finishing the race without playing any 200 mile cards)
500	for Shutting Out your opponent (finishing the race before your opponent has moved)

Version History

Version 1.2 May 1, 2001
Fixes a memory leak bug in card animation.

Version 1.1 Feb 15, 2001

Rule correction: A Coup Fourré no longer requires you to play a Go card to continue moving unless you are under a hazard not fixed by the Coup
Rule correction: The Right Of Way Safety played immediately after a Speed Limit is now considered a Coup Fourré
A new way to discard any card, including playable ones, in any discard mode, by tapping the deck first, then tapping the card
A new option to hide the display of tips during gameplay
A fix to a rare screen repainting bug during card animation

Version 1.0 Jan 27, 2001
First release

Frequently Asked Questions

What platforms are supported?
Pocket Bornes will run on any Pocket PC 2000, 2002 or 2003. For best results, a Pocket PC with more than 256 colors is recommended.

Can I install Pocket Bornes manually?
PBSetup should automatically install Pocket Bornes to your Pocket PC, but if you want to install manually, copy the appropriate CAB file (PBARM.CAB, PBMIPS.CAB or PBSH3.CAB) to your Pocket PC \Windows\Start menu and run it. To find out which CAB file is right for your Pocket PC, tap Start, Settings, System, About and look at the Processor field.

How do I upgrade?
Simply download and run PBSetup.exe. There's no need to uninstall the previous version, no need to re-register, and no need to re-enter your registration code. If Pocket Bornes is already running, the upgrade will not be allowed to overwrite the old version so you must either close Pocket Bornes with a task manager or soft reset your Pocket PC before upgrading.