1. Open your Chromebook's Settings --> Advanced --> Developers --> Turn on Linux.
Once set up, open the Linux terminal and run the setup commands below.
2. Before installing Wine, please make sure your Linux container is fully up-to-date. In the terminal, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
3. Big Money! requires the 32-bit architecture to function properly. Enable it and add the WineHQ repository key using the following commands.
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
sudo apt-key add winehq.key
4. Next, add the repository that is compatible with ChromeOS, update packages, and install Wine.
echo "deb https://dl.winehq.com/wine-builds/debian/ bookworm main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wine_chrome_os_made_simple.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable -y
5. After Wine installs, copy the file downloaded which should have a file name similar to "bigmoney_freetrial_v0.3.exe" to the "Linux files" folder in the "Files" app on your Chromebook.
6. Next, type wine bigmoney_freetrial_v0.3.exe into your terminal and follow all of the instructions and MAKE SURE YOU UNCHECK "Run Big Shot! after closing."
7. Then, type in winecfg into the terminal and it should open the Wine Configurations.
Under "Applications", click on "Add application...", click on "Program Files (x86)" in the file explorer, then "SCWP", then "BigMoney" and then "WinBM.exe".
8. Change the "Windows Version" after clicking on "WinBM.exe" under "Default Settings" in the list, and change the version of Windows to "Windows 7".
9. Click on "Graphics" in the top menu, and then click on "Emulate a virtual desktop" and set the size to 640x480. After that, click "OK" and you're done.
The next steps is a little bit tricky, but after this, you won't have to type anything anymore into terminal.
10. Open "Text", your text editor, and create a new file.
In the file, please copy and paste the below text and change "sclark" to your username that shows before the @ symbol in the terminal.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exce=wine "/home/sclark/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files (x86)/SCWP/BigMoney/winbm.exe"
Icon=8892_WinBM.0
Name=Big Money! with Mr. Weber
And save the file as Big Money!.desktop into your "Linux files" folder, and if it asks you to overwrite, click "Yes".
Then, go back to your terminal and type the following command in.
cp 'Big Money!.desktop' ~/.local/share/applications/
What this line does is copy your "Big Money!.desktop" file you've just made into the "Applications" folder in your Linux container.
This will allow you to launch the game from the "Linux apps" folder in your app drawer.
DO NOT CLICK ON "Play Big Money!" as that is the shortcut that Wine automatically makes which ChromeOS can't interpret it correctly.
Use the shortcut you've just made.
And that's it! You are now ready to play Big Money! with Mr. Weber, on your paperweight.
(I am not a big fan of Chromebooks at all.)