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 Motor City's Thinker is a fun, simple game which challenges you to
 achieve the highest monthly score possible.  This game is similar to the
 game of "Concentration" as seen on television.

 The object of the game is to be the highest scoring player at the end
 of the month.  This is accomplished by matching pairs of cards on a
 4 X 13-card grid.

 You will start with 0 points at the beginning of each month.  When you
 enter the game, the game board is drawn on your screen.  The game board
 consists of header information, and a 4 X 13 grid which holds 52 playing
 cards.

 To begin a game, select <P>lay.  A 52-card deck is then shuffled and
 dealt.  You will also notice some information in the upper-right corner
 of your screen, such as Maximum Misses and your Miss Count.

 The object of game play is to select pairs of matching cards until the
 game board is cleared.  Once selected, each card is turned face-up.  If the
 two cards you select match, you gain 100 points and the cards are cleared
 from the board.  If you manage to clear the entire board, you will be
 awarded a bonus of 5,000 points.

 To select cards, make sure that your NUM LOCK is turned on.  Then, using
 the numeric keypad, move the cursor left, right, up or down until the
 cursor is directly above the card you wish to select.  Then press <ENTER>
 to select that card.

 Each time you select two cards that do NOT match, your Miss Count is
 incremented by 1.  You may accumulate a maximum of 5 consecutive misses
 before the game is ended.  Each time you select a matching pair of cards,
 your Miss Count is reset to 0.

 At the end of each month, play is ended and the top-three scorers for the
 month are displayed to players during the following month.  The player
 file is removed and the game starts over.