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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
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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.
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STORAGE TRAY DISCARD/DECK
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FIELD OF PLAY
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* * 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
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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
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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.
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* * * 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.
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* * * 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.
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* * * 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
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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.
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* * * 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.
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* * 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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* * 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.
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* 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.
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* * * * 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.
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* * * * 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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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* * * * 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.
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* * * * 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.
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* * * 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.
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* * * * 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.
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* * * * 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.