OS/2 Shareware BBS: 7 Games/07-Games.zip/os2games.zip/KLONDIKE.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1994-12-21 | 15KB | 414 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Game to start a new game or enable the computer to play a game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Help for New (Deal) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use New (Deal) to begin a new game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Help for Auto Play ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Auto play to have the computer play automatically. This demonstrates how to
play the game.  Select Auto play again to end automatic play.

A check mark appears next to your selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Moves ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Moves to reverse your last move, redo your last reversed action, cheat, or
have the computer finish the game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Help for Take Back ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Take back to cancel your last play.  You can redo reversed actions by
selecting Moves then Replay.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Help for Replay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Replay to redo your last reversed action.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Help for Cheat ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Cheat to make an illegal move on the columns only.  A special cheat cursor
signifies that you can make an illegal move.  For example, you can place a red
queen on a red 3.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Help for Auto Finish ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Auto finish to enable the computer to complete the game after all cards are
face-up.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Options to select game colors, card design, and game variation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Help for Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Colors to select one of four predefined background colors:

 Spring
           Light green.
 Summer
           Dark green.
 Autumn
           Red.
 Winter
           Gray.

 You can customize the background colors by selecting Edit.  Save the color
 settings by selecting Options then Save options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Help for Sound ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Sound to turn warning beeps on or off.

A check mark appears next to your selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Help for Score ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Score to show, hide, or reset the score.

 On
           Turns the score display on.
 Off
           Turns the score display off.
 Reset
           Resets the score to its initial value.

 The score is kept as follows:

   o  You start with 500 points.
   o  The ante for a game is 52 points.
   o  Each card moved to the foundation (ace stacks) scores 5 points.
   o  Each flip of the deck costs you 25 points.
   o  Each card is taken from the foundation (ace stacks) and played back in
      the columns, 5 points are lost.

 A check mark appears next to your selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Help for Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Time to show the time elapsed since the start of the game.

A check mark appears next to your selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Help for Drag Cards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Drag cards to specify how the cards are to look when you drag them.  If
Drag cards is selected (a check mark is present), you see the actual card being
dragged.  When the check mark is not present, the pointer changes to the shape
of a small card.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Help for Variations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Variations to specify the rules for the game.

 Draw 3, turn none
           Draw three cards at a time, once through the deck.
 Draw 3, turn 3
           Draw three cards at a time, three times through the deck.
 Draw 3, turn unlimited
           Draw three cards at a time, unlimited times through the deck.
 Draw 1, turn unlimited
           Draw one card at a time, unlimited times through the deck.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Help for Animation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Animation to specify how fast you want the card to move.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. Help for Card Back ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Card back to select one of nine images for the backs of the cards.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. Help for Save Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Save options to save your selected choices on the Options menu as initial
settings.  Use Load options to restore the last saved options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. Help for Load Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Load options to restore the last saved options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Color Customization ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Color customization window to personalize game colors. The selection
list contains items that you can customize by color. To change an items color:

   1. Select an item from the selection list. The selected item is shown in the
      display area.
   2. Use the slider arms to change the color. The changes are shown in the
      display area.
   3. Select OK.

 Related Information:

   o  Selection list
   o  R, G, and B slider arms
   o  dR, dG, and dB Incremental Components
   o  OK
   o  Cancel
   o  Defaults


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Selection List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select an item in the selection list you want to modify.  Use the R, G, and B
slider arms to change red, green, and blue shades respectively.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for R, G, and B Slider Arms ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Each color has a red, green, and blue component.  Each component has 255
shades.  You can vary the shades between 0 and 255 with the slider arm.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for dR, dG, and dB Incremental Components ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The colors for the columns and stacks can be incrementally set in a color
range.  When the increment is zero, all the columns and stacks have the same
color.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select OK to apply the color shades to the current game.  Save the color
settings by selecting Option then Save options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Cancel to cancel all changes made to the Color Customization window;
preselected choices are displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Defaults to reset all colors to the initial system settings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Settings Notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Settings to invoke the Settings notebook, where you will be able to set
many of the game's global parameters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Options Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Options Page of the Settings Notebook lets you customize your game window,
by allowing you to turn on or off various settings, like the Menu Bar, and
whether to display the game time and score. The card animation can also be
disabled from this screen, but if it is enabled, the speed of the animation can
be controlled with the slider bar.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Sounds Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The sound page lets you associate your own WAV files with game events. To
customize your sounds, select the event from the list of game events, and then
enter the name of the WAV file to be played for that event in the entry field
at the bottom of the page.  You can select the down-arrow button to see a list
of available WAV files, and can select one of them, without having to type in
the filenames.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Colors Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Colors Settings page can be used to change the colors of the various items
used throughout the game, such as the card face color, card back color, and the
colors of the talons and wastepiles.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Card Backs Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Card Backs Page can be used to assign a custom bitmap image to be used for
the backs of the cards.  There are 9 default images available, but you can
specify your own image by giving the filename of the BMP file that contains
your image.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Background Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Background Page can be used to change the bitmap image in the background of
the game window.  The bitmap can either be stretched to fill the entire window,
or it can be tiled to fill the window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Card Faces Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Card Faces Page allows you to develop and use alternate decks of cards.
Custom card decks are available from outside sources, and instructions for
building a DLL with your custom images can be obtained from IBM.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Klondike Solitaire ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Klondike Solitaire to play a popular card game for one person.

Related Information:

   o  Object of the game
   o  Playing the game
   o  Rules of the game
   o  Helpful hints


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1. Object of the Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The object of Klondike Solitaire is to find the aces and build on them in suit
and in ascending order.  Cards are played on the seven columns dealt across the
board or the stacks that are built on the aces. The game is over when the
stacks are complete (ace through king) or no further plays can be made.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.2. Playing the Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When you start a game, the cards are dealt across the board and arranged in
seven columns.  To play, move cards to the columns so they are arranged in
descending sequence and in alternate colors; for example, a black 9 on a red
10.  Use the mouse to select the cards you want to move, depress one of the
mouse buttons, then drag the cards to their new location and release the mouse
button.  When an ace appears, move it to its corresponding stack to the right,
and begin to build the stack with cards of the same suit in ascending order.
Whenever a move leaves an empty space, only a king (and its accompanying row)
can be moved to the empty space.

An upturned row can be moved to another column, as long as the bottom card of
the column being moved is in the correct descending sequence and alternate
color with the card to which it is moved.  When an upturned column has been
moved and leaves a card face-down, turn the card over and continue playing.

When all possible moves have been made from the original columns, turn the top
three cards on the remainder of the deck.  (The number of cards you turn
depends on what variation of the game you have selected to play.)  If possible,
play the top card on one of the columns or stacks.  If the top card can be
played, subsequent cards can also be played.  Continue to build on the columns
or stacks until no more plays are possible.  Then turn the next three cards and
play them in the same way.

The game is finished when all stacks contain ace through king in ascending
order, or when you have been through the deck as many times as allowed and no
further plays are possible.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.3. Rules of the Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

   o  Play cards on the seven columns in descending order and alternating
      colors.
   o  Build on the aces in ascending order and the same suit.
   o  Fill empty spaces with kings only.
   o  A card can be moved to the foundation (ace stacks) by depressing a mouse
      button twice.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.4. Helpful Hints ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

   o  Play all cards whenever possible before turning the next three cards
      (depending on the variation) from the deck.
   o  Turn up face-down cards whenever possible.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select OK after reading Product Information to return to Klondike Solitaire.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Demonstration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To see a demonstration of Klondike:

   1. Select Game.
   2. Select Auto play


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Keys Help for Klondike Solitaire ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The control keys used for Klondike Solitaire are as follows:

  , 
           Move the focus to the next pile.
  , 
           Move the focus to the next possible card in the pile.
 Enter, Spacebar
           Use these keys to select and move cards:

   o  If no cards are selected, the card having the focus (and all cards above
      that card) gets selected.  If the card having the focus is turned face
      down, it is turned face up but not selected.
   o  If there are cards selected and the focus is other than the selected
      cards, the selected cards are moved to the pile having focus (provided it
      is a legal move).
   o  If there are already cards selected and the focus is on the selected
      cards, they get deselected.
 Tab
           Move the focus to the next pile.
 M
           Move the selected card, or card with the focus to the ace stack
           (foundation).
 T
           Turn over the next card in the deck.
 ESC
           Deselect all selected cards.
 Ctrl+N
           Deal a new game.
 Ctrl+P
           Have the computer automatically play a game.
 Ctrl+B
           Reverse your last move.
 Ctrl+R
           Redo your last reversed move.
 Ctrl+C
           Make an illegal move.
 Ctrl+S
           Have the computer automatically finish a game after all the cards
           are face-up.
 F3
           Exit the game.

 For more information on keys, select Key Assignments below.

 Related Information:

 Key Assignments


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in this information, are
trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries:

      IBM
      IBM PC/XT
      IBM Personal Computer AT
      IBM Personal Computer XT
      Operating System/2
      OS/2
      Personal System/2
      Presentation Manager
      PS/2
      SAA
      Systems Application Architecture


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