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- This is Forty Thieves!
-
- Forty thieves is a truly addictive solitaire, similar to ShangHai.
-
- If running from CLI, you must set the stack to at least 4800.
-
- Like most solitaires, the object of the game is to clear the board
- of cards. To do this you must follow the following rules (these
- instructions are also available when you start up the game):
-
- ------------------------------ Rules ----------------------------------
-
- Thirty five cards which are placed face up, seven across
- and five down. Your job is to capture them.
-
- The "thieves" can be captured by a card in your pile whose number
- is exactly 1 away from the thief, for example, a 10 captures a 9 or an 8,
- a 5 captures a 6 or a 7, a queen captures a jack or a king.
-
- A wildcard can capture or be captured by anything.
-
- The aces cannot be taken by kings and vice-versa.
-
- Only the bottom card of a stack can be captured. You must
- uncover the others before they are captured. In this way, the
- game is similar to ShangHai. There is much more strategy than
- first appears!
-
- If you succeed in clearing the board, a new deck will be dealt,
- though one wildcard is removed from your hand each time.
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-
- This version of the game is freely distributable, though I would
- appreciate this file included with it and any comments on the
- game sent to:
-
- Paul DeWolf
- 473 Sapena Court Suite 7
- Santa Clara, CA 95054
- (408) 988-3008
-
- Compuserve: 72250,3067
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