OBJECT
The objective of 5 Card Slingo® is to accumulate the highest number of points and winnings by making the best possible poker hands in each game. A game consists of five hands (deals) of five cards each. Each deal is randomly generated from one standard deck of 52 cards.

DEALING CARDS
Cards are dealt by pressing SELECT. Following each deal, place your cards to build your best poker hands vertically, horizontally and diagonally using the up and down arrow keys to place your cards. When you are satisfied with the placement of the card use the left or right arrow keys to move to the next column.

PLACING CARDS
Cards may only be placed directly above the column in which they are dealt. You are not required to place all five cards dealt in each hand. Once a card is placed, its position can only be changed during the deal in which it was received. Once the game advances to the next deal, previous card placements cannot be changed.

EARNING POINTS
Your results are evaluated after each hand is completed and point values are awarded for various poker combinations.

6^TH DEAL
If you have 500 points or more you are eligible to take a sixth deal. The cost of the sixth deal is 500 points.

POKER VALUES (Points)
You accumulate points with every found valid Poker combination:
Pair - 50
Two Pair - 100
3 of a Kind - 500
Straight - 1,000
Flush - 2,500
Full House - 3,500
4 of a Kind - 20,000
Straight Flush - 36,000
Royal Flush - 50,000

NAVIGATION
The game will use the following controls:
SELECT - takes Deal
Right Arrow - places card / moves cursor one column to right - if right-most then moves to left-most
Left Arrow - places card / moves cursor one column to left - if left-most then moves to right-most
Up Arrow - moves card up one row at a time - if at top row, moves card to bottom in wheel
Down Arrow - moves card down one row at a time - if at reel, moves card to top row