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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Mahjongg ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Mahjongg game presented here is a solitaire version of a tile pair removing
- game.
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- The rest of this help material is organized as follows:
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- o How to play Mahjongg
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- - Explanations and rules of the Mahjongg game
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- o Menus and Commands
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- - Game
- - Moves
- - Options
- - Help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. How to Play the Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Mahjongg is an easy to play one person game with the following rules:
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- Object:
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- The object of the game is to remove as many pairs of tiles as possible. Tiles
- are always removed from the left or right edges of the pyramid. Any tile that
- is not on a left or right edge is considered blocked and cannot be removed. The
- pyramid consists of five levels of tiles. Tiles which have another tile above
- them are blocked as well.
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- Suits of tiles:
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- There are different suits of tiles and for each suit there is a rule how pairs
- can be matched. Tiles can only be matched when they are of the same suit.
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- Character Suit
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- Bamboo Suit
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- Dots Suit
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- Dragons Suit
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- Winds Suit
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- Note: That for the above 5 suits an exact match is required.
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- Flowers Suit
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- Seasons Suit
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- Note: That for the above 2 suits any tile matches any tile.
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- Number of tiles:
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- There are 144 stones total: for the flower and seasons suit only one tile of
- each exists, for all other suits four of each tile exist.
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- The game does not come out very often.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Menus and Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The menus are ordered by the following main topics:
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- o Game
- o Moves
- o Options
- o Help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. The Game Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The game menu contains choices to start a new (fresh dealt copy) game, and to
- exit this program.
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- o New (Deal)
- o eXit
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.1. New (Deal) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Takes all tiles, shuffles and redistributes them. Hence a new game is started.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.2. eXit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Quits this program.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. The Moves Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The moves menu allows the editing of moves by either undoing or redoing the
- last action, and showing all next possible moves.
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- o Undo
- o Redo
- o Show next moves
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.1. Undo the Previous Action ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- A rather large stack of the last user actions is kept by this program. The Undo
- choice will undo the most recent user action. The undo command may repeated as
- many times as there are actions on the undo stack. Undo actions may be redone
- by the REDO command.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.2. Redo the Last Undone Action ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Redo re-executes the most recent undone action on the UNDO stack.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.3. Show the Next Possible Moves ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Each pair of tiles which could be removed as the next move is highlighted
- during half a second. The intention is to give some help on how to proceed.
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- When no more moves are possible a message box is displayed to inform you about
- this fact.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. The Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The options menu allows the selection and setting of several general attributes
- like colors and card faces. These values may be saved as a way to personalize
- the patience game for you.
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- o Sound Toggle
- o Save Options
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.1. Sound Toggle ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Toggles sound and warning beeps on or off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2. Save Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Options selectable in the options menu are saved in the OS2.INI file and
- read back to be taken as defaults whenever a Patience Game System is started.
- The saved values encompass the color settings, the sound setting, the card face
- and back settings, and the animation speed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. The Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The help menu contains choices for fast access to special sections of this help
- information. The following choices are available:
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- o Help for help
- o Extended Help
- o Keys Help
- o Help Index
- o About
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1. Help for help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Explains how to use the help facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.2. Extended help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Explains the working of this program, its options and how to play Klondike
- Solitaire.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.3. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- N Accelerator for New (Deal)
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- R Accelerator for Redo
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- S Accelerator for Show
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- U Accelerator for Undo
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- F1 Accelerator for Get help about this program
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- F3 Accelerator for eXit this program
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- Alt + Backspace The standard accelerator for Undo
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.4. Index to the Help Topics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Displays the index to the help topics
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5. About Mahjongg ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This choice shows a panel with information about the version of this game and
- its author.