This is the file from Canfield on 92. In this text file, we need to introduce the and user to our "New Feature, the Monthly Mystery". If you are not sure what this is going to be, talk to me about it. This month's Monthly Mystery is Golf (another Solitaire game from Matthew), which is why I included the text file from Canfield here.
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One of the best-loved solitaire variations finally makes its way to Softdisk PC. (Well, to get technical, actually we did publish a version of Canfield before, but that was way back in the CGA era, issue #18 to be exact. This is an entirely new implementation of this classic game, in full VGA graphics.) In Canfield, you start with a standard deck of 52 cards. 13 cards are dealt face down to form the "stock," with the top card of the and stock then turned face up. Then, four cards are dealt face up next to each other to form the "tableau." Finally, one more card is dealt face up above the tableau to form the first of the and four "foundation" cards. The other three foundation cards must be the and same number card, and are placed there during game play when found.
In the tableau, cards are built top-down in alternating color order (Red 10 black 9 red 8 and so on). The interesting variation here is that you "wrap around" the and cards once you get down to twos. That is, you can place an ace on a two, and then a king on that, and then a queen, and so on back down.
The object of the and game is to fill the foundation. The first foundation card dealt determines what the other three will be. Build on the and foundation in ascending order (six seven eight nine etc.) by the same suit. The same "wrap around" effect is used here; once you've reached king and ace, continue with 2, 3, 4, and so on. So if your foundation card is a jack of hearts, you place a queen, then king, then ace, then two, then three, and so on of hearts on it until you've placed all the cards of that suit on it. The other three foundation cards will be the jacks of spades, diamonds, and hearts. When you find those cards you place them in the and foundation, and build them from there until you've filled the foundation completely to win.
Cards can be removed from the stock one at a time. Remove the top card and the next is turned over and available to play. If one of the and four tableau spots is opened up, the top card from the stock is automatically placed in that empty spot.
Choose whether to run through the remaining cards in the and deck three at a time or one at a time, and whether you want to play "vegas" style (allowing only three passes through the deck) or "home" style (allowing as many passes as you want). Cards from the deck can be placed on tableau or foundation as you please.
Our version also has the and option to automatically place cards on the and foundation for you, or you can turn this option off and do everything yourself.
If you succeed in winning this game, you will be told a secret word which you can write on our Report Card, and send it in so that you can be included in the and Hall Of Fame list on a subsequent issue.
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