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- Welcome to Thomas Warfield's FreeCell Wizard!
-
- FreeCell Wizard is a FreeCell solitaire game that
- includes FreeCell and 11 other similar games.
- The FreeCell Wizard can also create FreeCell like
- games by allowing the user to change the rules
- of the game.
-
- Features:
- *** 12 solitaire games
- *** lush color graphics
- *** sound
- *** undo to the beginning of the game
- *** redo of all moves undone
- *** automatic game saving on exit
- *** selectable card backs
- *** automatic card moving
- *** quick mouse shortcuts for easy play
- right click- quick move
- middle click- undo
- double click- move to foundation
- *** over 2 billion starting positions for each game
- *** statistics for multiple players
- *** full history of the scores of all games played
- *** selectable background colors for each game
- *** choose one of the bitmap backgrounds provided
- *** use any tilable bitmap file for a background
- *** snapshot position - return to a previously saved
- position
- *** The FreeCell Wizard - create your own solitaire games
- by selecting the rules for the game.
-
- -- IMPORTANT NOTICE --
-
- FOR WINDOWS 3.1 USERS --
- FreeCell Wizard is a 32-bit program for Windows
- 95, 98 and NT. It will not run under Windows 3.1. A
- 16-bit FreeCell program called FreeCell Plus for
- Windows 3.1 is available from Goodsol Development
- at http://www.goodsol.com.
-
- FOR WINDOWS NT USERS --
- FreeCell Wizard requires at least NT 4.0 Service
- Pack 3.
-
-
- -- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS --
-
- Run the program SETUP.EXE.
-
-
- -- RUNNING THE PROGRAM --
-
- To run the games, run the file FREEWIZ.EXE. To play
- a particular game, click on its name on the main screen.
- To see the rules for a particular game, goto the help
- menu or press F1. In most games, the cards can be
- moved by drag and drop. Also, to quickly move a card,
- try right-clicking on the card. For a guide on how to
- use FreeCell Wizard, read the tips provided by the
- program at startup.
-
-
- -- HOW TO ORDER --
-
- This program is shareware. Continued use of FreeCell
- Wizard beyond a 30-day evaluation period requires
- registration. Registration will bring you instructions on
- how to get rid of the registration reminder screens and
- other benefits (see the help file). Some features of this
- program will be disabled after the 30 day trial period and
- you must register to continue use. The 30 day trial period
- is calculated based on days that the program is actually
- used. A day only counts in the total if the program has
- been run on that day. To order, print out the
- registration form in the help file and send $15 (plus
- $5 shipping if you want disks) to:
-
- Goodsol Development
- PO Box 9155
- Springfield IL 62791-9155 USA
-
- You can also register with a credit card on the World
- Wide Web at http://www.freecellwizard.com.
-
- -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT --
-
- Technical Support is available by email to
- support@freecellwizard.com.
-
- -- BUGS, SUGGESTIONS, AND COMMENTS --
-
- If you find any bugs, or have any suggestions for features
- or for new games to be included in the collection, e-mail
- support@freecellwizard.com.
-
- -- GET THE LATEST VERSION --
-
- The latest version of FreeCell Wizard can always be
- found on the World Wide Web at
- http://www.freecellwizard.com and
- http://www.goodsol.com.
-
- -- RELEASE HISTORY --
- version 1.1a - released 12/12/98 - maintenance release
- version 1.1 - released 12/1/98 - maintenance release
- version 1.0 - released 9/25/98 - first release
-
- -- GOODSOL DEVELOPMENT --
-
- Software design and programming - Thomas Warfield
- Order fulfillment and shipping - Anne Warfield
-
- -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
-
- FreeCell Wizard was written by Thomas Warfield.
- Thanks to Stephen Murphy for QCARD32.DLL,
- Michael Calligaro, Michael Keller, and David Parlett.
-
- -- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS --
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-
- Thomas Warfield is a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make
- sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you
- are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with
- an ASP member by contacting the member directly,
- ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help
- you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
- but does not provide technical support for members'
- products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
- 157-F Love Ave, Greenwood, IN 46142 USA,
- FAX 317-888-2195, or send email to
- omb@asp-shareware.org.
-
- -- LEGAL STUFF --
-
- FreeCell Wizard
- Copyright (C) 1998 Goodsol Development, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- -- LICENSE AGREEMENT --
-
- You should carefully read the following terms and
- conditions before using this software. Your use
- of this software indicates your acceptance of this
- license agreement and warranty.
-
- Shareware Version -- You are hereby licensed to:
- use the shareware version of the software for a
- 30 day evaluation period; make as many copies of the
- unregistered shareware version of this software as you
- wish; give exact copies of the original unregistered
- shareware version to anyone; and distribute the
- unregistered shareware version of the software in its
- unmodified form via electronic means. There is no
- charge for any of the above.
-
- The software may be not be sold for a fee on diskette
- or CD-ROM, either alone or as part of a collection with
- other products, without prior permission of Goodsol
- Development (with the exception of magazine cover
- CD-ROMs that are sold with a magazine, which require
- no permission).
-
- Unregistered use of FreeCell Wizard after the
- 30-day evaluation period is in violation of federal
- copyright laws.
-
- Governing Law -- This agreement shall be governed by
- the laws of the State of Illinois.
-
- Disclaimer of Warranty -- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE
- ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF
- MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES
- WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO
- WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
-
- Good data processing procedure dictates that any
- program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data
- before relying on it. The user must assume the entire
- risk of using the program. ANY LIABILITY OF THE
- SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
- PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF
- PURCHASE PRICE.
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