Copyright: Pyramid ® 1994 Philip Bush


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Introduction

Pyramid is a WIndows Solitaire card game.  Pyramid is distributed as shareware.  You may copy it and give copies away.  If you enjoy the game, please send a payment of $5 (or what you feel it's worth).  I would also appreciate comments for future versions.

Philip Bush
2025 Monks Hollow Dr.
Florissant, MO  63031
email: WWHH86A@PRODIGY.COM

Procedures

Cards are dealt face up in the form of a pyramid, comprising seven rows increasing from one card in the first row to seven in the last row.  The cards of each row overlap the preceding row.  From the Options Menu you may select 6 rows.  Turn up cards one at a time from the hand by clicking on the deck.  The top turned up card(s) and the pyramid cards are available to be matched (total =13).  The default is "2 Cards" available from the deck.  This may be changed to "1 Card" available by using the Options Menu.  Cards in the pyramid are available if they are not covered by another.  Two cards match if they total 13, counting ace = 1, jack =11, queen = 12, , other cards their face value.  Kings, counting 13, are removed singly whenever they are available.  Available cards are removed by clicking the set of cards or single king.  The selection of the first card is highlighted and a matching card will be removed automatically when clicked upon.  A first card may be de-selected by reclicking, the highlighting will disappear.  The object of play is to clear away all cards from the pyramid.

Reference

Menus

Required Files

Index

Programmed by Philip Bush  © 1995


Menus

Click on the green hypertext to read descriptions of the menu functions.

Game Menu

Options Menu

Help Menu


Game Menu

•	New Game

Randomly shuffle card deck and begin play for a new game.

•	Replay Game

Replay the last game.  The exact same pyramid and deck of cards will be used for replay game.

•	Undo

Allows you to backup one move.

•	Exit

Ends the Pyramid solitaire game and returns you to the Windows Program Manager.


Options Menu

•	Show Score

Toggles a card count indicator off/on.

•	1 Card / 2 Card

Quantity of cards to be made available from the deck.  2 cards increases your chances of winning the game.

•	6 Row / 7 Row

Quantity of rows in the pyramid.  A 6 row pyramid increases your chances of winning.

•	Card Back Design

Choose from 1 of 6 card back designs.

•	Window Backcolor

Set the main window's background color.


Help Menu

•	Me

Opens this Windows Help file.

•	About Pyramid

Displays copyright and version information.


Required Files

Required Files in WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory:

1 	VBRUN300.DLL

2 	QCARD.DLL

Required Files located together in a user subdirectory:

1 	PYRAMID.EXE

2 	PYRAMID.HLP


Index

C

Contents

G

Game Menu

H

Help Menu

I

Index

M

Menus

O

Options Menu

R

Required Files