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ACCORDION SOLITAIRE
Ver. 1.01
CGA or Monochrome
(C) Copyright 1988
by
Raymond M. Buti
All Rights Reserved
United Innovations Plus
Post Office Box 21081
Castro Valley, Ca. 94546
Table of Contents
TERMS ........................................................ 1
REGISTRATION AGREEMENT ....................................... 1
PROGRAMS ON DISK ..............................................2
REQUIRED PROGRAMS .............................................2
ACCORDION RULES ...............................................2
STARTING ACCORDION ............................................2
MAIN PLAYING SCREEN ...........................................3
MAIN OPTIONS ..................................................3
PLAY OPTIONS ..................................................3
PLAYING ACCORDION .............................................4
SETUP MENU ....................................................5
HIGH SCORES ...................................................6
OTHER PROGRAMS ................................................6
CASINO/GAMBLING GAMES .....................................6
SOLITAIRE GAMES ...........................................6
WORD GAMES ................................................6
UTILITIES .................................................6
SHAREWARE LIMITATIONS .........................................7
REGISTRATION FORM .............................................8
TERMS
This software is distributed as ShareWare. What this means is,
you a granted free license to use, copy and distribute this
software as often as you wish so long as the following
restrictions have been met:
1 - When distributing this software, it must be in its
original unmodified form. The ARCed or Compressed .EXE
version of this software will only be distributed to
Bulletin Board Systems and computer information exchanges,
i.e. The Great American Dream Machine (415)-581-3019, GEnie,
Delphi, The Source, Compuserve etc.
2 - Prior written consent from United Innovations Plus must be
obtained before a fee or charge is made for copying or
distribution, with the exception of the computer information
exchanges as mentioned above.
3 - This software shall not be included with other programs,
goods, services, etc. without prior written consent from
United Innovations Plus with the exception of the computer
information exchanges as mentioned above.
REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
United Innovations Plus requires you to register this software
if you plan on using it. Registered users will receive the
latest version with all options available, full support and
notification of later releases. Please note that not all
options and functions are available with this Shareware
release. To register your copy of this software, please use the
Registration Form and make checks payable to United
Innovations Plus.
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PROGRAMS ON DISK
The following is list of file names that you should have on your
distribution disk.
File Name File Description
Accord .Exe - The main program for Accordion Solitaire.
Accord .Doc - The documentation for Accordion Solitaire.
AcStart .Bat - A batch file to read the documentation, print
the documentation and install Accordion
Solitaire on your Hard Disk.
AcRead .Com - Used by AcStart.Bat.
AcReply .Com - Used by AcStart.Bat.
AcIntro - Used by AcStart.Bat.
AcPrt - Used by AcStart.Bat.
AcHd - Used by AcStart.Bat.
Acc11S .Arc - Shareware Version of Accordion Solitaire
REQUIRED PROGRAMS
The only program required to play Accordion Solitaire is called
"ACCORD.EXE". Be sure this program is on your game disk or game
directory.
ACCORDION RULES
Accordion Solitaire uses a standard deck of fifty-two cards.
The cards are shuffled and dealt from the deck, one at a time,
face up, and placed on the game table. If the card just dealt
off the deck is the same suit or same rank as the first card to
its left or the third card to its left, it is placed face up on
that pack. The cards are dealt and played in this fashion until
all fifty-two cards have been placed on the game table.
The object is to end up with all fifty-two cards on one pile.
Some players deal out the entire deck before making any moves.
Some make their moves as they arrive. You may want to deal out
any number of cards before looking for your moves. Anyway you
play is legal as long as the cards are dealt from left to right
and follow the rules for Accordion.
STARTING ACCORDION
Be sure ACCORD.EXE is in Drive A or in your current directory.
From your DOS prompt, type "ACCORD" and press the ENTER key.
Once Accordion is loaded into memory, your screen will display
the boot screen. This displays the copyright notice, version
number and a message of either Shareware or Registered. The
Shareware versions may be distributed freely. The Registered
versions are sent only to those that have registered their
Shareware version and they are not to be distributed.
It will take about fifteen seconds before the screen clears and
you are brought to the main playing table. You may speed this
process up by pressing any key once you've read the boot screen.
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MAIN PLAYING SCREEN
The Main Playing screen displays the options you have available
prior to playing a game and while playing game. The lower left
portion of the screen shows a box labeled "Main Options". When
you start playing Accordion, the options will change to "Play
Options". The right lower portion of the screen shows your
current score, highest score, current game and total games
played.
MAIN OPTIONS
Your options you have available before starting a new game of
Accordion Solitaire are:
F1/ENTER Deal
F3 Setup Options
F8 High Scores
F10 Quit
Option Description
F1/ENTER Pressing either Function 1 or the ENTER key will
start a new game by shuffling the cards.
F3 Pressing Function 3 will bring you into the Setup
screen where you'll be allowed to make changes to
Accordion Solitaire.
F8 Pressing Function 8 will bring up the High Score
Screen. This displays the top 15 players,
showing the players name, scoring method used,
score achieved, game number and the date the score
was entered on.
F10 Pressing Function 10 will quit the game and bring
you back to your DOS prompt.
PLAY OPTIONS
D Deal
U ARROW Mark
L/R ARROW Move
U/D ARROW Drop
ALT-C View card total
HOME Display start
END Display end
F10 Quit
Option Description
D Pressing the letter "D" will deal the next card
off the deck and place it on the playing table.
UP ARROW Pressing the Up Arrow will mark the card the
pointer is pointing at.
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L/R ARROW Pressing the Left or Right Arrow moves the pointer
in its respective direction. If there are
thirteen or less cards on the table, the pointer
will wrap around to the opposite side when you've
reached the end of the table. If there are more
than thirteen cards that have been dealt out, the
Left/Right Arrows function in the following
manner:
Moving the right arrow continues until it reaches
the last card that has been dealt, then continues
to wrap in a clockwise manner.
Moving the left arrow continues left until it
reaches the first position, then continues to wrap
in a counter-clockwise manner.
U/D ARROW Pressing the up or down arrow will drop the first
card marked when you first pressed the up arrow.
The first card or stack of cards is dropped on the
card the pointer is pointing at. Anytime you
press the up arrow for the first time, it will
mark the card you are going to move. If its
pressed again, it drops the card.
ALT-C Pressing the key combination of ALT-C will display
the total amount of cards in each packet or
position. If there hasn't been any cards dealt,
nothing will appear on your screen until at least
one card has been dealt off the deck. Pressing
ALT-C again will remove this from the screen.
HOME Pressing the Home key will move you to the start
of the cards on the table. This only works if
there are more than thirteen cards on the table.
END Pressing the End key will move you to the end of
the cards on the table. This only works if there
are more than thirteen cards on the table.
F10 Pressing Function 10 will quit the game and return
you to the Main Options. When you have reached a
point in the game when you no longer have any
moves, you must press Function 10 to quit.
PLAYING ACCORDION
From the Main Options, press F1/ENTER. The Play Options are now
available. Press the letter "D" to deal the first card off the
deck. Press "D" again to deal the next card. The pointer will
advance to that card position. If you think you have a valid
move, move the pointer to the card you wish to move then press
the Up Arrow. That will mark the first card. Now move the
pointer to the location you want to drop the first card or pack
of cards and press either the Up or Down Arrow. If you press
the Down Arrow and the move is not valid, there will not be
an error message. Pressing the Up Arrow will produce an error
message if the move was illegal. Play continues in the same
manner until you've either won or pressed Function 10 to quit.
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SETUP MENU
The Setup Menu is reached by pressing F3 from the Main Options.
A new screen will appear displaying the following options:
1 Display Shuffling On
2 Sound On
3 Save High Games Off
4 Save Game History Off
5 Show Card Movement On
6 Sliding Screens On
7 Snow Removal Off
8 Card Movement Speed 20
9 Scoring Method STANDARD
0 Save Settings ACCORD.DAT
These are the default settings that come with Accordion
Solitaire. Options 1 through 9 may be changed and saved to disk
by pressing option 0 (Save Settings).
Option Description
1 You have the option to display the shuffling of the
cards or you may wish to play a faster game by not
viewing the shuffling. This may be changed with
this option.
2 Use this key to turn your sound either On or Off.
3 If you want to save your high scores to disk, be
sure this option is On.
4 If you want to keep track of the total games played
and the highest score achieved, be sure you have
this option set to On.
5 The cards are displayed while they are being dealt
to their respective positions. If you would rather
not see this, you may set this option to Off.
6 While going from one screen to another, the screens
will slide open. If this causes snow or you would
rather not see it happen, you may turn it off with
this option.
7 This option will help in eliminating snow.
8 If option 5 above is On, your cards will be dealt
and moved around the table at the default speed
setting of 14. This means nothing until you
actually see the cards in motion. If you press this
option 7, you will be able to change the speed
setting for the card movement speed. The bottom of
your screen will display the following options:
LEFT/RIGHT Arrows ENTER F10
Use your LEFT/RIGHT Arrow keys to decrease or
increase the speed setting. Press the ENTER key if
you want to see the effect the speed setting has on
the card movement. When you are satisfied with the
setting, press the Function 10 key to quit.
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9 Your default scoring method is set at Standard. The
Standard scoring is actually a value of 10 points
for each card you have placed on the first position.
The maximum score you can achieve is 520 points.
Fifty-two cards multiplied by 10 points for each
card.
The Advanced method of scoring will also give you a
total of 520 points for winning the game. Ten
points for each card in the first position. The
difference is, you are also awarded points for the
second, third and fouth positions on the table.
Cards in the first position receive 10 points each,
cards in the second position receive 5 points each,
cards in the third position receive 3 points each,
and cards in the forth position receive 1 point
each.
0 Once you have altered the Setup Menu, you may save
your changes to disk using this option.
HIGH SCORES
This screen is viewed by pressing the Function 8 key from the
Main Options. If Option 3 in the Setup Menu has been set to On,
scores will be saved to disk and you will be able to view the
top fifteen players. The screen will display the players name,
score, game number and date the score was recorded.
On the right side of the players name will be either a "-S" or
"-A". These symbols identify the score to the scoring method.
OTHER PROGRAMS
* Shareware programs will run on CGA or Monochrome
ALL REGISTERED VERSIONS run on either CGA or Monochrome
CASINO/GAMBLING GAMES
*Lowball Poker Draw Poker Baccarat
Roulette *Blackjack Connoisseur *Chuck-a-Luck
*Holdem Poker *Knock Poker *Red Dog
SOLITAIRE GAMES
*Pyramid Solitaire *Poker Solitaire *Osmosis Solitaire
*Accordion Solitaire
WORD GAMES
*SuJu
UTILITIES
DCS EU Kill DX CDate
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SHAREWARE LIMITATIONS
The Shareware Version of Accordion Solitaire will not allow the
user to change any of the options in the Setup Menu with the
exception of option #9 (Scoring Method) and option #7 (Snow
Removal). These options have been reserved for Registered
Users only.
The Shareware Version will only allow the user to play two games
of Accordion Solitaire. At the end of the two games, you will
be returned to DOS.
As a Shareware program, you are required to register your copy
with United Innovations Plus if you intend on using this
program.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Registration entitles the user to full support, upgrade
notifications, discounts on all programs and future programs.
Accordion Solitaire Version 1.01 Registration
Registration Fee 5 1/4" disk $15.00 _______
Registration Fee 3 1/2" disk $17.00 _______
If you have previously registered any program
with us in the past, please deduct $5.00 _______
All 19 Shareware versions, 3 - 5 1/4" disks $ 8.00 _______
All 19 Shareware versions, 2 - 3 1/2" disks $10.00 _______
Foreign orders add $ 5.00 _______
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Make checks payable to: Post Office Box 21081
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