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TOMMY'S DOUBLE-DECK PATIENCE (C) COPYRIGHT 1993 BY TOMMY'S TOYS P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CATALOG #TM-145-1A INSTRUCTIONS: THE GAMES KNOWN AS PATIENCE OR SOLITAIRE ARE AMONG THE OLDEST KNOWN PASTIMES WITH CARDS. TOMMY'S TOYS IMPLEMENTS THE FORMS AS GIVEN IN "THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SOLITAIRE AND PATIENCE GAMES", BY ALBERT MOREHEAD AND GEOFFREY MOTT-SMITH (GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1949). THIS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS THE FOLLOWING PATIENCE GAMES, EACH PLAYED WITH A DOUBLE DECK TO MAKE WINNING EASIER: TITLE CHANCE OF WINNING A.K.A. ----- ----------------- ------ 1. FROG 1 IN 5 GAMES TOAD 2. VIRGINIA REEL 1 IN 4 GAMES 3. SALIC LAW 1 IN 3 GAMES 4. FORTY THIEVES 1 IN 4 GAMES NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA NOTE: THESE ODDS ARE FOR REAL GOOD PLAYERS AND ARE AVERAGES FOR A WHOLE LOT OF GAMES; YOU ALWAYS GET HOT AND COLD STREAKS. THE COMPUTER CAN ALSO PLAY WHILE YOU WATCH FOR A DEMO. THE DECK: THE DECK CONSISTS OF 104 CARDS (TWO DECKS OF 52 MIXED). IT IS USUALLY DISPLAYED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN. THE SHUFFLE: TO MAKE IT EASIER TO WIN, WE ALWAYS START OUT WITH A NEW (ORDERED) DECK, THEN SHUFFLE IT EXACTLY 7 TIMES AND CUT IT, WITH AT LEAST 5 CARDS IN EACH PACKET. THIS INSURES THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF SEQUENTIAL RUNS IN THE DECK. FOR THE HIGH ROLLERS, WE PROVIDE THE OPTION TO START WITH A COMPLETELY RANDOM ORDER INSTEAD (ANSWER NO TO THE 'NEW DECK EACH TIME' QUESTION). RULES: ***************************************************************************** 1. FROG FIRST, A RESERVE OF 13 CARDS IS CREATED BY THE COMPUTER AND PUT AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE SCREEN. IN DEALING THE RESERVE, ANY ACES THAT TURN UP ARE PLACED IN A ROW AT THE RIGHT OF THE RESERVE. IF NO ACE TURNED UP IN DEALING THE RESERVE, ONE ACE IS REMOVED FROM THE DECK AND USED. TO PLAY: TURN UP CARDS FROM THE DECK ONE AT A TIME, AND TRY TO BUILD THE ACE OR ACES UP TO THE KINGS, REGARDLESS OF SUITS. ANYTIME AN ACE COMES UP, IT IS USED TO START A NEW FOUNDATION AUTOMATICALLY. ULTIMATELY THERE WILL BE 8 FOUNDATION PILES. IF A CARD DEALT FROM THE DECK IS UNPLAYABLE, IT HAS TO BE LAID ON ONE OF UP TO 5 WASTEPILES, YOUR CHOICE. THEN THE TOP CARD OF EACH WASTEPILE, AS WELL AS THE TOP CARD OF THE RESERVE, ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR PLAY ON THE FOUNDATIONS. HINTS. RESERVE ONE WASTEPILE FOR KINGS AND QUEENS. ON OTHER PILES BUILD DOWNWARD IF YOU CAN, IN SEQUENCE. DON'T PUT CARDS OF SAME RANK ON THE SAME WASTEPILE OR IT MIGHT BLOCK A WIN. TRY TO BUILD 2 OR MORE WASTEPILES DOWN IN COMPLEMENTARY SEGMENTS SO THAT AS SOON AS A FOUNDATION IS BUILT UP TO THE TRIGGER POINT THESE WASTEPILES CAN BE EMPTIED OUT. KEYBOARD COMMANDS: WN, WHERE N=1..5 MOVE CARD FROM DECK TO WASTEPILE #N AND DRAW ANOTHER CARD. N<ENTER> OR N<SPACEBAR> SAME AS WN DN, WHERE N=1..8 MOVE CARD FROM DECK TO FOUNDATION #N AND DRAW ANOTHER CARD. RN, WHERE N=1..8 MOVE CARD FROM RESERVE TO FOUNDATION #N NM, WHERE N=1..5,M=1..8 MOVE CARD FROM WASTEPILE #N TO FOUNDATION #M X GIVE UP 0 OR . START COMMAND OVER ***************************************************************************** 2. VIRGINIA REEL HERE IS A NEAT SOLITAIRE GAME REMINISCENT OF A SQUARE DANCE! BE SURE AND PLAY COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND (HA HA)! INITIAL DEAL. ONE 2, 3, AND 4, OF DIFFERENT SUITS, ARE REMOVED FROM THE DECK BY THE COMPUTER AND PLACED IN A COLUMN AT THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN, FORMING THE LEFT EDGE OF THE FIRST 3 ROWS OF THE TABLEAU. THE COMPUTER THEN FILLS OUT THE INITIAL TABLEAU OF 3 ROWS OF 8 CARDS BY DRAWING FROM THE DECK. T THEN DEALS A ROW OF 8 CARDS AT THE BOTTOM TO FORM THE RESERVE. THE INITIAL SCREEN THUS HAS 4 ROWS OF 8 CARDS ON DISPLAY. THE GOAL OF THE GAME IS TO FILL THE FIRST ROW WITH 2'S, THE SECOND ROW WITH 3'S, AND THE 3RD ROW WITH 4'S, THEN BUILD UP THESE FOUNDATIONS IN SUIT BY THREES: 2, 5, 8, J 3, 6, 9, Q 4, 7, 10 K THAT WILL USE UP 3 X 4 X 8 = 96 CARDS, SO 96 IS THE MAXIMUM SCORE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 8 ACES? THEY ARE DISCARDED DURING PLAY AND DON'T COUNT FOR ANYTHING! PLAY. A CARD FROM THE TABLEAU MAY BE PLAYED ON A FOUNDATION PILE, BUT ONLY IF THE SPACE IT CREATES IN THE TABLEAU CAN IMMEDIATELY BE FILLED BY A TWO, THREE, OR FOUR (FOUNDATION CARD), WHICHEVER CORRESPONDS TO THE ROW IN QUESTION. THE CARD TO FILL THE SPACE MUST COME FROM THE RESERVE, OR FROM ANOTHER ROW IN THE TABLEAU IF A RESERVE CARD IS IMMEDIATELY USED TO FILL THAT SPACE IN THE OTHER ROW. A RESERVE CARD CAN BE PLAYED DIRECTLY ON A FOUNDATION PILE. EXCHANGE. A LONE FOUNDATION CARD IN ONE ROW MAY BE EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER IN ANOTHER ROW, BUT ONLY IF THE EXCHANGE LEAVES EACH FOUNDATION CARD IN ITS PROPER ROW. CYCLICAL EXCHANGE. A 2, 3, AND 4 MAY BE CYCICALLY EXCHANGED AT THE SAME TIME IF IT COMES OUT WITH EACH IN ITS PROPER ROW TOO. REPLENISHING THE RESERVE. WHEN A CARD IS PLAYED FROM THE RESERVE, ITS SPACE IS NOT REPLENISHED. WHEN THE PLAYER IS READY, HE MAY DEAL ANOTHER ROW OF 8 CARDS ON THE RESERVE AT THE SAME TIME. IT IS TRADITIONAL TO FINISH THE GAME WITHOUT A REDEAL. ACES. ACES ARE DEAD CARDS, AND IF FOUND IN THE TABLEAU THEY MAY BE DISCARDED, BUT ONLY IF THEIR SPACES ARE FILLED LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. IF AN ACE IS DEALT TO THE RESERVE IT IS IMMEDIATELY DISCARDED BY THE COMPUTER AND THE SPACE LEFT IN THE RESERVE UNFILLED. HINTS. THE BIG NO-NO IS BURYING FOUNDATION CARDS IN THE RESERVE. TRY TO MAKE SPACES IN THE TABLEAU AND GET THOSE FOUNDATION CARDS OFF OF THEIR TRAPPED BROTHERS! IT'S A BEGINNER'S MISTAKE TO EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CARDS IN THE TABLEAU FOR NO REASON. YOU MIGHT WANT TO LEAVE A FOUNDATION CARD IN THE WRONG ROW OF THE TABLEAU IF THAT ROW IS NOT RICH IN SPACE-MAKING POSSIBILITIES, TO AWAIT A FOUNDATION CARD IN THE RESERVE TO TAKE ITS PLACE. BUT A CYCLICAL EXCHANGE MAY BE WARRANTED TO AVOID BURYING A LOW CARD SUCH AS A 5 THRU 7. A REVERSE BLOCK, THAT IS, A HIGHER CARD OVER A LOWER CARD OF THE SAME SUIT, NEEDED FOR THE SAME FOUNDATION (A MULTIPLE OF 3 APART IN RANK), IS FATAL UNLESS THE UPPER CARD CAN BE PLAYED ON A FOUNDATION TO FREE THE LOWER CARD. BUT REMEMBER THE DOUBLE DECK! EACH CARD HAS A DUPLICATE, SO YOU MUST MENTALLY TAG ALL "FIRST-PLAY" CARDS AMONG THE DUPLICATES OR BLOCK A WIN INADVERTENTLY. A DOUBLE REVERSE BLOCK IS ALWAYS FATAL. END (FACE) CARDS SHOULD NOT BE BUILT ON FOUNDATIONS UNTIL THE LAST CARD IS DEALT, EXCEPT TO UNTANGLE A REVERSAL AS ABOVE. DITTO FOR PRE-END CARDS (8S, 9S, AND 10S) WHICH HAVE THE REQUIRED END CARD LYING IN THE RESERVE COVERING NO NEEDED CARD. TAKE MENTAL NOTE OF RESERVE PILES THAT ARE "NON-DANGEROUS", FOR EXAMPLE, ALL FACE CARDS OR ALL CARDS THAT CAN BE PLAYED ON THE SAME FOUNDATION IN SEQUENCE. A PRE-END CARD IS HAZARDOUS TO BUILD IF ITS END CARD IS STILL UNDEALT. KEYBOARD COMMANDS: N DEAL NEXT 8 CARDS ONTO RESERVE B BUILD A CARD ONTO THE FOUNDATIONS. A CURSOR WILL APPEAR AND EACH TIME YOU HIT THE SPACE BAR IT WILL CYCLE TO THE NEXT CARD THAT CAN BE PLAYED. WHEN YOU REACH THE CARD YOU WANT, HIT THE ENTER KEY. IF THERE IS ONLY 1 POSSIBLE CARD THAT CAN BE BUILT, IT IS AUTOMATIC. USE THIS ALSO IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF AN ACE IN THE TABLEAU. AFTER THE CARD IS BUILT ONTO THE FOUNDATION, THE CURSOR APPEARS AGAIN TO SELECT THE CARD TO FILL THE SPACE WITH; HIT SPACE BAR TO SELECT, THEN ENTER TO PLAY. E EXCHANGE LONE FOUNDATION CARDS IN THE TABLEAU. IF THERE IS ONLY ONE POSSIBILITY THE COMPUTER WILL DO IT AUTOMATICALLY ELSE A CURSOR WILL APPEAR FOR SELECTION. X GIVE UP ***************************************************************************** 3. SALIC LAW INITIAL TABLEAU. THE COMPUTER DEALS AN INITIAL TABLEAU BY REMOVING ONE KING FROM THE DECK AND USING IT TO FOUND PILE #1 AT THE LEFT. DURING PLAY THE CARDS ARE DEALT ON THAT PILE, OVERLAPPING DOWN FACE UP, UNTIL THE NEXT KING IS REACHED. IT IS USED TO FOUND PILE #2, AND SO ON, UNTIL THE WHOLE DECK HAS BEEN DEALT AND 8 PILES CREATED, EACH OF PROBABLY DIFFERENT SIZES. DURING THE DEAL ALL ACES AND QUEENS ARE AUTOMATICALLY HELD OUT, THE ACES BEING USED TO FOUND THE 8 FOUNDATION PILES. THE QUEENS HAVE NO USE AND ARE DISCARDED (SOMETIMES DISPLAYED FOR EFFECT). FOUNDATIONS ARE BUILT UP FROM ACES TO JACKS REGARDLESS OF SUITS. PLAY. THE TOP CARD OF EACH TABLEAU PILE IS AVAILABLE FOR BUILDING TO A FOUNDATION, DURING THE DEAL AS WELL AS AFTER. A BARE KING IS THE SAME AS A SPACE AND ANY AVAILABLE CARD MAY BE MOVED TO IT, BUT ONLY AFTER THE DEAL IS COMPLETE. KEYBOARD COMMANDS: N OR D OR SPACE BAR DEAL NEXT CARD TO TABLEAU IF, WHERE I=1..8 BUILD TOP CARD OF PILE #I TO FOUNDATION FF BUILD TOP CARD OF RIGHTMOST PILE TO FOUNDATION IJ, WHERE I,J=1..8 MOVE TOP CARD OF PILE #I TO SPACE ON PILE #J X GIVE UP 0 OR . START COMMAND OVER TAB KEY: SINCE SOMETIMES A TABLEAU PILE GOES OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, THE CARDS GET STACKED UP AT THE BOTTOM. YOU CAN USE THE TAB KEY AND THE ENTER KEY TO EXAMINE THE INVISIBLE CARDS. ***************************************************************************** 4. FORTY THIEVES (NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA) THE INITIAL TABLEAU IS 10 COLUMNS OF 4 CARDS EACH, OVERLAPPING EACH ROW DOWNWARD. THE 8 ACES ARE MOVED, AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, TO A ROW ABOVE THE TABLEAU. THEY ARE THEN BUILT UP IN SUIT TO KINGS. PLAY. ONLY ONE CARD AT A TIME MAY BE MOVED, FROM THE TOP OF A TABLEAU PILE TO ANOTHER PILE, OR TO A FOUNDATION. TABLEAU PILES ARE BUILT DOWN IN SUIT, FOUNDATIONS UP IN SUIT TO THE KINGS. A SPACE (EMPTY COLUMN) MAY BE FILLED WITH ANY AVAILABLE CARD FROM TABLEAU OR WASTEPILE. WASTEPILE. AS PLAY PROGRESSES, CARDS ARE TURNED UP FROM THE DECK ONE AT A TIME AND DISCARDED TO A SINGLE WASTEPILE IF UNPLAYABLE. THE TOP CARD IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO PLAY ON THE FOUNDATION OR TABLEAU. PRIVILEGE. YOU MAY PEEK AT THE NEXT CARD FROM THE DECK BEFORE PLAYING. SO YOU CAN ENJOY A KILLER PATIENCE PARTY, THE CARD IS SHOWN CONTINUOUSLY LEFT OF THE WASTEPILE. HINTS. TRY FOR A SPACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY CONCENTRATING ON A COLUMN TO BE CLEANED OUT, EVEN IF IT MEANS REFRAINING FROM SOME AVAILABLE BUILDS. KEYBOARD COMMANDS: NF, WHERE N=1..9,10 BUILD TOP CARD FROM COLUMN N TO THE FOUNDATIONS (NOTE: USE 0 FOR 10 IN THIS & FOLLOWING COMMANDS: E.G., 0F NOT 10F) NM, WHERE N,M=1..9,10 MOVE TOP CARD FROM COLUMN N TO COLUMN M DF BUILD TOP CARD OF DECK TO FOUNDATIONS SPACE BAR MOVE TOP CARD OF DECK TO WASTEPILE WN MOVE TOP CARD OF WASTEPILE TO COLUMN N WF BUILD TOP CARD OF WASTEPILE TO THE FOUNDATIONS X GIVE UP 0 OR . START COMMAND OVER LUCAS VARIATION: THIS MAKES THE GAME MUCH EASIER! THE 8 ACES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE DECK FOR YOU AND USED TO START THE FOUNDATIONS BEFORE PLAY. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL CONTROLS: FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION F1 DEMO MODE TOGGLE SWITCH. F2 CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY). F3,F4 CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE CARD BACKS. F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS. F7 KEEP/SWITCH GAME TYPE TOGGLE SWITCH: WHEN A NEW GAME IS STARTED, THIS CONTROLS WHETHER A NEW GAME TYPE WILL BE PROMPTED FOR, OR WHETHER THE SAME GAME TYPE WILL BE CONTINUED WITHOUT PROMPTING. F8 ABORT THE GAME AND START A NEW ONE OF TYPE CONTROLLED BY F7. F9 QUIT THE PROGRAM ON CONFIRMATION (YOU CAN ALSO HIT THE ESC KEY OR THE "Q" KEY). F10 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE SWITCH. *NOTE* THE LEGENDS FOR ALL "TOGGLE" SWITCHES DISPLAY THE MODE THAT WILL BE ENTERED AFTER PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME. ARROW KEYS: TO CHANGE THE PITCH OF THE CARD DRAW: USE THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD. TO CHANGE THE SPEED OF THE DEMO MODE: USE THE UP AND DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD. THE NUMBER OF SECONDS THE PROGRAM WAITS BETWEEN DRAWS IS SHOWN IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN (.1 TO 9.9 SECONDS). TO SKIP THE STARTUP MUSIC: HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN RUNNING THE PROGRAM FROM DOS. COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS: S START UP WITH SOUND ON M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE * SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW EXAMPLE: >PATDD MS BIBLIOGRAPHY: o "THE NEW COMPLETE HOYLE" BY ALBERT H. MOREHEAD ET AL., GARDEN CITY BOOKS, 1964. TOMMY'S TOYS USES THIS BOOK AS THE AUTHORITY ON RULES. o "THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SOLITAIRE AND PATIENCE GAMES" BY ALBERT H. MOREHEAD AND GEOFFREY MOTT-SMITH, NY: GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1949. <UNLESS WE CAN'T FIND THE GAME IN THE FIRST BOOK, AND USE THIS AS THE AUTHORITY INSTEAD>. o "150 WAYS TO PLAY SOLITAIRE", ONLY $2.00 POSTPAID FROM THE U.S. PLAYING CARD CO., BOX 12126, CINCINNATI, OH 45212. o "SCARNE ON CARDS", BY JOHN SCARNE. REV. ED. (C) 1965. NY: NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY (SIGNET). THE CARD PLAYER'S BIBLE. LIKE PATIENCE? TRY THESE OTHER TOMMY'S TOYS: TM-029 TOMMY'S PATIENCE I: ACCORDION, KLONDIKE, CANFIELD, SCORPION. TM-115 TOMMY'S PATIENCE II: BETSY ROSS, CORNER CARD (4 SEASONS), PYRAMID, SIR TOMMY. TM-144 TOMMY'S PATIENCE III: GOLF, FORTRESS, THE BELEAGUERED CASTLE, AND POKER SQUARES. ONLY $6 EACH, 2 FOR $12, 3 FOR $14.95, POSTPAID IN U.S.A. (OUTSIDE U.S.A. ADD $1 FOR ANY OR ALL). U.S. DOLLARS ONLY. ---------------------- DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY? DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S. (PLEASE SPECIFY 5.25 INCH OR 3.5 INCH DISKETTE). (U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW. GOOD LUCK! TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.