**Monte Carlo Patience**

                                    **by**

                               **Arthur Crump**

 **Table of Contents**
 **=================**
        1. Getting Started
                a. How to Play Monte Carlo Patience
                b. Requirements
                c. Installation & Setup
                d. Starting Monte Carlo Patience
        2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
        3. How to Contact Us

 **1. Getting Started**
 **==================**

 **a. How to Play Monte Carlo Patience**
 **-----------------------------------**

        There are many variations of the game of Solitaire,
        Monte Carlo Patience is one variation.

        Each game round starts with twenty four cards dealt face
        upwards to the board in four rows of six cards each.

        The object of the game is to eliminate all 52 playing
        cards. Any two cards of the same rank that touch each
        other, either at the top or bottom, or at either side, or
        at one of the four corners can be eliminated by clicking
        on the two matching cards.

        If you click on the 'DEAL' button, the lay-out of the
        board is consolidated by closing up the rows from right
        to left and from bottom to top.

        The game is won if all 52 cards are eliminated.

 **b. System Requirements**
 **----------------------**

        To run Monte Carlo Patience, you'll need the following system:

                An IBM-compatible, 386 or better computer
                Two Megabytes of RAM
                A VGA monitor
                Windows 3.1, or Windows 95
                Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
                Mouse

        You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:

                Pentium processor
                Four Megabytes of RAM

 **c. Installation and Setup**
 **-------------------------**

        1. To get started with Monte Carlo Patience on a hard disk:
                a. Insert the Monte Carlo Patience disk in your
                        floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
                b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
                        Enter.
                c. Follow the screen directions.

 **d. Starting Monte Carlo Patience**
 **-------------------------------**

        To start the game, double click on the Monte Carlo Patience icon in
        Windows.

 **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
 **======================================**

        If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
        needing to get help. Try the following:

        If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
        try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
        disk cache.

        If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness on
        your monitor.

        If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
        electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
        your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
        you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
        that were displayed.

 **3. How to Contact Us**
 **====================**

        Write to:

                **AGCrump**
                **P.O. Box 8216**
                **Inglewood, CA 90308**

        E-mail:

                **ao545@lafn.org**

 Monte Carlo Patience is Copyright (c) 1996-1997 by Arthur Crump