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* * * * O B J E C T I V E * * * * Solitaire is the name given to many card games played by only one person. The most common game of solitaire is played with a bridge deck of 52 cards. One card is placed face up, followed by six cards face down. A card is placed face up on the second card, with a To read the instructions: Left and right arrows to page. Undo to exit. `````````````` `````````````` ``````````````` ``````````````````` ````````````````````````` * * * * O B J E C T I V E * * * * card face down on each of the remaining five. This sequence is continued until all seven piles have a card facing up (the computer does this automatically). To win, you must arrange each suit with its cards in order from ace to king. To do this, you alternate red and black cards, keeping the card value in order from king to ace. < 2 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````` * * S C R E E N L A Y O U T * * STORAGE TRAY DISCARD/DECK __ __ __ __ __ __ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !__! !__! !__! !__! !__! !__! FIELD OF PLAY __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !__! !__! !__! !__! !__! !__! !__! < 3 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````````````` * * S C R E E N L A Y O U T * * In the upper left corner of the screen you will see 4 open boxes. These boxes represent the location where you store the cards on order from ace to king (the storage tray). It does no matter which box you choose for a given card, the program will automatically assign it a position. In these 4 boxes, cards are placed directly on < 4 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````` * * S C R E E N L A Y O U T * * top of one another. For example, if the ace of clubs is already resting in the third box (in the upper left corner) and you place the 2 of clubs on the ace, the ace will disappear and you will only see the 2 of clubs. This should not cause any confusion because the cards are arranged in a sequential < 5 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````````````` * * S C R E E N L A Y O U T * * order from ace to king. If a 4 of spades is showing in the upper left corner, then you know the ace, 2, and 3 of clubs have already been placed there. < 6 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ````````` * * * THE DECK AND DISCARDING * * * In the upper right corner of the video screen you will see the deck which is positioned face down and at its immediate left is the discard tray. < 7 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ````````````` * * * F I E L D O F P L A Y * * * The FIELD OF PLAY rests directly below the STORAGE TRAY and the DECK. The first card of each pile is placed face up with the remaining cards resting face down. < 8 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` * * * DEALING FROM THE DECK * * * In order to deal a card, move the pointer (by using the mouse) so that it is resting directly on the deck. Once the pointer is correctly positioned over the deck, tap the left mouse button. You will then see Electro Solitaire deal 3 cards. Unless otherwise desired, Electro Solitaire will always deal 3 cards at a time. If < 9 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````` * * * DEALING FROM THE DECK * * * you wish to alter this number, simply select the MODIFY GAME option from the OPTIONS pull down menu and type the number of cards you want Electro Solitaire to deal at a time. If you accidentally deal a card, you can cancel that deal by pressing any key. < 10 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ```````````````` * * * DEALING FROM THE DECK * * * If there are no cards in the deck box, and there are cards in the discard area, then you are looking at the bottom of the deck. To flip the deck over, just position the mouse over the deck and click the left mouse button. < 11 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ``````````` * * SELECTING AND MOVING CARDS * * A basic strategy in solitaire is to arrange the FIELD OF PLAY in such a way so no cards are face down. Therefore, you regularly move cards from pile to pile. This creates new plays by allowing you to turn over cards which were previously face down. < 12 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````` * * SELECTING AND MOVING CARDS * * To move a card, follow these steps: 1. Position the pointer so it is directly over a desired card which is face up. 2. Press and hold down the left mouse button. You will then see a dotted square box (a "ghost box") appear around that card indicating it has been selected. < 13 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````` * * SELECTING AND MOVING CARDS * * 3. While still holding down the mouse button. position the "ghost card" at a desired location by moving the mouse. After doing so, release the mouse button and the selected card will be moved to its new place. If a card which is face down remains behind, it will automatically be turned over. < 14 > `````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````` * * SELECTING AND MOVING CARDS * * If you want to move a pile of cards from one stack to another, just position the pointer so its tip is resting on the first card desired and "drag" it to the new location. All cards connected with this pile will also be moved. < 15 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````` * * E R R O R C H E C K I N G * * Sorry, no cheating allowed! Electro Solitaire protects against illegal moves. For instance, if you try to place the 8 of hearts under the 9 of diamonds, the FIELD OF PLAY will not change. < 16 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ```````` * W I N N I N G T H E G A M E * When you place all the cards in the STORAGE TRAY (from ace to king), you win the game. * * * * STARTING A NEW GAME * * * * To start a new game of solitaire, select the "Redeal Cards" option from the "Options" pull down menu. < 17 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ```````` * * * * PLAYING BLACKJACK * * * * If you wish to play blackjack instead of solitaire, move the pointer to the "Game" pull down menu and select the "Blackjack" option. If you need instructions, refer to the "Options" menu. < 18 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ```````` * * * * E X I T I N G * * * * To exit the solitaire program, you can either select the "close" box in the upper left corner or you can choose the "Quit" option from the "Game" pull down menu. Selecting either option will return you to the GEM desktop. Press the UNDO key to exit. `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````` * * * * O B J E C T I V E * * * * The object of the game is to accumulate 21 points with the cards in your playing hand. You play against the dealer (in this case it's your Atari ST). If there is a tie, the dealer wins (accept in coincidental blackjacks at the start of a hand). To read the instructions: Left and right arrows to page. Undo to exit. ``````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` * * * * * * P O I N T S * * * * * * The cards 1 thru 9 have a point value equal to their face amount. The cards 10, J, Q, and K have a point value of 10. The Ace can have a point value of either 1 or 11. < 2 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````` * * * * PLAYING THE GAME * * * * When the Blackjack game is selected, the cards are automatically dealt. In the upper left corner of the video screen you will see the dealer's hand and in the lower left corner you will see your hand. < 3 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````````````` * * * * PLAYING THE GAME * * * * If you wish to draw a card, use the mouse and move the pointer to the "Hit" box and press the left mouse button. If the new card causes the point total in your hand to exceed 21, you will see the message "Player goes BUST!" along with a statement regarding your financial success at the game. < 4 > ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````` * * * * PLAYING THE GAME * * * * Electro 21 assumes a bet in the amount of $10. If you wish to change this amount, select the "Modify Game" option from the "Options" pull down menu and enter a new amount. < 5 > ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````` * * * * PLAYING THE GAME * * * * When you are satisfied with your hand, use the mouse and move the "pointer" to the "Hold" box and press the left mouse button. This will cause the dealer to take an appropriate action. If the cards in the dealer's hand have a point total of 16 or less, he must draw a card, if it is 17 or more, he must "stick." If the dealer exceeds the 21 point limit he loses! < 6 > ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````` * * * * PLAYING THE GAME * * * * The advantage to the dealer is he does not have to play his hand if you "Bust" first. In this case it is an automatic win for the dealer. < 7 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````` * * * * P A Y O F F S * * * * A win by either the dealer or player pays at odds of 1 to 1?? except in cases of blackjack. Blackjack - Pays at 3 to 2. If two blackjacks are dealt at the start of a game it is treated as a tie and the hand is replayed. < 8 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ````````````````` * * * * SPLITTING PAIRS * * * * If the first two cards in your hand are of equal denomination, you may choose to seperate them and play each hand against the dealer. The amount bet on the second hand will be equal to the amount bet on the first. The "Split" option will only appear on the screen when the first two cards in your hand are a pair. < 9 > `````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````` * * * D O U B L E D O W N * * * A player with a two card count of 9, 10, or 11 may like the idea of doubling the original bet in hope of drawing a 10 point card. The catch is you are given one and only one more card. The "Double Down" option will only appear if the point total in your hand equals 9, 10, or 11. < 10 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````` * * * * PLAYING SOLITAIRE * * * * If you wish to play solitaire instead of blackjack, move the pointer to the "Game" pull down menu and select the "Solitaire" option. If you need instructions, refer to the "Options" pull down menu. < 11 > `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````` * * * * E X I T I N G * * * * To exit the blackjack program, you can either select the "close" box in the upper left corner or you can choose the "Quit" option from the "Game" pull down menu. Selecting either option will return you to the GEM desktop. Press the UNDO key to exit.