[Note: These instructions are abbreviated in this on-line manual. Full and detailed instructions are included in the printed Solitaire Till Dawn User's Guide.
[Also note that some features of Solitaire Till Dawn, such as saving and resuming games, preference settings, and score-keeping, are disabled in the Solitaire Till Dawn Demo. Those features are not documented here.]
Starting Solitaire Till Dawn
Start Solitaire Till Dawn by double-clicking its icon. It will automatically start up a game of Klondike. [Note: The full version of Solitaire Till Dawn will remember what solitaire you last played, and will automatically start a new game of that kind.]
Playing a Game
Moving Cards. Available cards can be moved from one pile to another by dragging them with the mouse. In most games, dragging the topmost card of a pile will move only that card, while dragging a card from the middle of the fan will move that card and all the cards on top of it, as a unit. Only available cards (those that can be legally moved according to the rules of the game) can be dragged; if you try to drag anything that’s not available, the program will just beep at you.
Dealing from the Hand. The hand looks like a face-down card, but its border shows a little three-dimensional shading, and there is a number displayed in a small white rectangle. The number is usually the number of cards in the hand, although in some games it is the number of deals remaining instead. When you want to deal, just click on the hand. (Don’t double-click!) You can also deal by choosing Deal from the Other menu, or by typing ⌘-D, if you prefer.
When dealing is not available, the hand's appearance will change: the overhead light in the picture will go out, and the number-of-cards rectangle will disappear.
Undo. You can always undo your latest move by choosing Undo from the Edit menu. The menu item is usually labeled “Undo Move” or “Undo Deal”, but after you’ve undone something it will be labeled “Redo Move” or “Redo Deal”. You can undo and redo as many times as you like, if you can’t make up your mind.
Finding Cards. In a complex layout, it can sometimes be hard to find a card you’re looking for. To find cards, type a letter or number corresponding to the rank of the card you want. For example, typing “5” will highlight all visible fives, making them easy to spot. To find Aces, type “a” or “1”; to find tens, type “0” (zero); to find Jacks, Queens, or Kings, type “j”, “q”, or “k” respectively. The highlighting will vanish the next time you use the keyboard or click the mouse.
Starting a New or Different Game
To play a new game of the same kind, just choose New from the File menu, or type ‚åò-N. Your old game will end, and the new game will be laid out for you.
To play a different solitaire, choose the one you want from the Games menu. [Note: In Solitaire Till Dawn Demo, the only available games are Klondike (Familiar) and Miss Milligan. Menu items for the remaining games are disabled.]
Preferences
Preferences allow you to control the use of color, and to control whether or not you are reminded to save unfinished games. [Note: The Preferences menu item is disabled in Solitaire Till Dawn Demo.
