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OS/2 Help File | 1994-01-11 | 11KB | 198 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Extended help for Seahaven Towers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Seahaven Towers Overview:

Seahaven Towers is a solitaire type card game designed to be played by one
person.  Much of this game was modeled after a game by the same name written
for the Apple Macitosh by Art Cabral and the Longwood Associates.

Related information:

o Object of the Game
o Board Setup
o Rules of the Game
o Options
o Keyboard Short Cuts
o Unregistered Version Differences
o About SeaHaven Towers for OS/2
o Future Possibilities


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Object of the Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The object of SeaHaven Towers is to pile all of the cards in suit and in
increasing order starting with the aces.  This is done by moving cards about
the ten columns and four towers.  The game ends when either all four stacks are
complete (ace through king)  or when the player gives up.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Board Setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The board has three distinct areas of play.  The first area is the set of ten
columns located in the lower section of the playing window.  The second is the
set of four Towers located in the top center section.  To either side of the
towers are the ace stacks.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Rules of the Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The rules of the game are fairly simple:

 1. Cards can only be dragged onto cards of like suit. (hearts onto hearts,
    spades onto spades, etc...)

 2. Cards dragged onto an ace stack must be the successor to the one already
    there except for the ace which starts the ace stack. (example: a three of
    hearts can be placed onto the two of hearts)

 3. Cards dragged about the columns must be the predessessor of the card it's
    being dragged onto. (example: the two of hearts can only be placed on the
    three of hearts)  The exception to this is Kings which can only be placed
    in empty columns.

 4. The four towers can each hold one card.  That card can be any card, but it
    must be removed before another card is added.

 5. Only one card can be dragged at a time.  You can use the towers to
    temporarily store cards to drag more than one card.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Seahaven Towers contains several options that can be controlled by the Options
submenu.  These options include:

o Quick Cards

o Sound

o Show Scores

The other item under the Options menu is Undo .


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Quick Cards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option allows the player to toggle whether or not the computer
automatically pulls eligible cards up to the ace stacks.  This is a big time
saver type option.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Sound ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option toggles a beep that occurs whenever the computer does something
automatically such as during an undo or quick card process.  This is highly
useful so you know exactly when a card is being moved.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Show Scores ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option toggles whether the scores are displayed at the end of each game.
The shareware version only keepes track of of the current winning or loseing
streak. The registered version also keeps track of the longest winning and
losing streak and total number of games won and lost.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There are two types of undo in Seahaven Towers.  One is accessed by pressing
CTRL-U.  This type of undo only undoes the last move made by the player along
with all of the automatic moves made by the computer caused by that player
move. (If Quick Cards is enabled.)

The other type of undo is accessed through the Undo option in the Option Sub-
menu.  This selections brings up a dialog box with a slider in it.  This slider
can be used to undo/redo actions all the way up to the start of the game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Keyboard Short Cuts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In general, SeaHaven Towers must be played with a mouse.  But there are a few
keyboard commands to help make things a little easier.  They are :

CTRL-N    New Game

CTRL-R    Repeat Game

CTRL-U    Undo one move

ALT-F4    Quit SeaHaven Towers


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Unregistered Version Differences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The only difference between the registered and unregistered versions is that
the scores are not kept in the unregistered version.  This does not hamper the
playing of the game in any way so you can still play the game for the complete
trial period of 30 days. See also Registration Information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Registration Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

SeaHaven Towers is not freeware.  All though you are highly encouraged to
distribute the program to anybody, if you continue to use the program after a
trial period of 30 days, you are required to send in a registration fee of $15
(US).

Advantages af registration:

 1. All scores are kept track of when a game is lost or won.

 2. Free updates and bug fixes.

 3. I'm encouraged to write more and better programs which in turn benefits you
    because you get more and better programs.

 4. Your conscience is relieved from the burdens of using unregistered
    software.

Now you should be asking "How do I register?"  Well, the answer to that is
simple.  Send $15 (US), check or money order preferred, to:

J. Daniel Kulp
2257 Fillmore Avenue
Deltona, Florida  32725
United States of America

Also include your name and address so that I can send you a a registration
number which can be used to register all future versions of SeaHaven Towers for
OS/2.  If you send me an internet e-mail address, I can send you the number via
e-mail letting you get it quicker and saving myself the postage.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. About Seahaven Towers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

  SeaHaven Towers for OS/2

     Written by J. Daniel Kulp

     E-Mail: [e-mail]

     Copyright 1994

Please send any bug reports or suggestions to the above e-mail address or
include it with your registration fee.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Future Possibilities ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If the interest is good (AKA- I get a lot of registrations) I hope to
incorporate a few of the following into SeaHaven Towers:

o Better and more sound such as MMPM support.  Might be difficult because I
  don't have a sound card. (Maybe I can borrow a roomates computer. ;-)
o Better appearance on SVGA screens.  This might be difficult because my
  computer only supports 640x480x16. (Roomates?)
o Advanced Mode - The origional Macintosh game mentions an advanced game with
  only 8 columns.  The board is dealt 8x6 with all four towers full to start
  off with.
o Better help file.  I'm a Chemical Engineering Major with little creative
  imagination.  If anyone has suggestions on improving the help file, let me
  know.
o Bug Fixes - I tried to make this as bug free as possible, but this was my
  first OS/2 PM program as well as my first real program done in C so there
  probably will be bugs.
o User suggestions.  Heres you chance to help make SeaHaven a better game. Let
  me know what you think could be done to improve it.