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1992-07-10
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The point of AOTE is simple. All you have to do is
get all four aces to the tops of the columns.
Play goes like this: Four cards are dealt in order
onto the columns. Then you may discard (to the waste
pile) any cards on the bottoms of the columns, so long
as they are the same suit and lower rank as another
card on the bottom of another column. E.g: if one
column has the two of clubs on the bottom and another
has the jack of clubs, you may discard the two. Aces
count high and can therefore never be discarded.
A card on the bottom of a column may be moved into
an empty column. This may well free up more cards for
discarding. When you have discarded and moved all the
cards you want, you may hit DEAL and receive the next
four cards in the deck.
Have fun. AOTE sounds simple, and it is easy to
play, but winning is difficult. Luck is against you,
and skill also plays a big role. So watch it. Use
spaces to uncover high cards, and be careful about
putting aces into spaces. Not always the best move.
Now hit MENU and try Getting Around and Options and
Features for info on how to work the program (easy!)
and on the many options you may mess with (lots!).
Mouse users just move around with the mouse and
click on (or "select") things with the LEFT button. The
RIGHT or MIDDLE button undoes actions. Non-mouse
users move about with the ARROW keys and HOME, PgUp,
END, and PgDn keys. Select with RETURN or SPACEBAR,
and undo actions with ESCAPE or BACKSPACE. The first
letter of a command ("B" for BOSS) often works,too.
A note on moving cards: When you click on a card
column, its yellow light goes on. The bottom card
of that column is now selected. It will be moved to
the waste pile or to an empty column, if that's where
you click next (and, of course, if that move is legal).
If you accidentally select the wrong column, or move
a card to a column when you didn't intend to, just hit
the RIGHT or MIDDLE mouse button (or ESCAPE or
BACKSPACE if you don't have a mouse). Presto: The
mistake is undone.
Important: Don't try to "drag" the cards around;
it don't work that way.
Final note: If you have a mouse, but don't want to
use it, type "aote -n" to start the game.
SOUND: Turns the sound on and off. AOTE will
remember this setting even after you quit the game.
And to make SURE AOTE starts with sound off, type
"aote -s" at the DOS prompt. Good for the first time
you install AOTE at work!
CARDS: Pick one of eight designs for the card backs.
PLAYERS: Take a gander at the won/lost records of
up to ten players. Also, you may change the active
player or clear a player's stats and give a new name.
MOUSE: Mouse users may adjust the horizontal and
vertical mouse sensitivity. This will be remembered.
BOSS: Puts up a fake DOS screen. You may return to
the game by typing "exit" or you may quit immediately
by typing "abort".
QUIT: Quit the current game or quit AOTE entirely.
Now go bust some heads!
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