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P A T I E N C E A B R O A D foreign solitaire card games v1.00 CoCoWare - Cowles Company softWare David A. Cowles P.O. Box 67623 Topeka, KS 66667-0623 +-------+ (R) | | +-------+ o | | +-+-----+ | Association of | o | +-+ Shareware | | | o | Professionals +-----+ | | +-------+ ASP Member Copyright (c) 1993 CoCoWare/David A. Cowles All Rights Reserved T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Definition of Shareware . . . . . . . . 1 Disclaimer - Agreement . . . . . . . . 2 Starting the Game . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Main Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using a Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using PATIENCE ABROAD Help . . . . . . 6 Using the Undo Feature . . . . . . . . 6 Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Games: Beleaguered Castle . . . . . . . . 8 Florentine . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Great Wall . . . . . . . . . . 12 Four Kingdoms . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Monte Carlo . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Russian Patience. . . . . . . . . . 18 Sir Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tower of Hanoy . . . . . . . . . . 21 Weddings in Paris . . . . . . . . . 23 Best Scores Table (BST) . . . . . . . . 25 View a BST . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Reset a BST . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 System SetUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Changing Colors . . . . . . . . . . 27 Other Options . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Glossary of PATIENCE ABROAD Terms . . . 29 Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ABROAD.DOC page 1 Definition of Shareware ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following two pages of text have been adapted from a document by Paul Mayer, author of GRAB Plus. Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details --some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. David A. Cowles is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware- related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI, 49442-9427, or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ABROAD.DOC page 2 Disclaimer - Agreement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Users of PATIENCE ABROAD must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "PATIENCE ABROAD is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of PATIENCE ABROAD." PATIENCE ABROAD is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using PATIENCE ABROAD and continue to use PATIENCE ABROAD after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $10.00 to CoCoWare. The $10.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Anyone distributing PATIENCE ABROAD for any kind of remuneration must first contact CoCoWare at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering PATIENCE ABROAD immediately (However CoCoWare must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of PATIENCE ABROAD.). You are encouraged to pass a copy of PATIENCE ABROAD along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. As a registered user you will receive a registered copy of the latest version of PATIENCE ABROAD which includes the setup utility and lacks the shareware screens. You will also receive mail support and notification of PATIENCE ABROAD updates and new CoCoWare products. Fill out and send the registration form on the last page with check or money order (in U.S. dollars) to: CoCoWare c/o David A. Cowles P.O. Box 67623 Topeka, KS 66667-0623 U.S.A. ABROAD.DOC page 3 Starting the Game ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before running PATIENCE ABROAD, make sure that all ABROAD files are in the current directory. Following is a listing of the primary files that should be in the ABROAD directory or on a floppy diskette in order for PATIENCE ABROAD to operate correctly: ABROAD.EXE . . . . Main menu and game programs ABROAD.HLP . . . . Help file ABROAD.DAT . . . . System setup data file ABROAD.BST . . . . BST data file ABROAD.DOC . . . . Documentation (this file) PATIENCE ABROAD games are menu driven to make them as easy to use as possible. The menu is brought up by typing in the word ABROAD and pressing <Enter>. These games can be played on virtually ANY IBM compatible computer. They have been designed using the extended IBM character set (box drawing characters); therefore, NO GRAPHICS DRIVER IS NEEDED to run these games. Start PATIENCE ABROAD by typing ABROAD and pressing the <Enter> key. At that point, the Main Menu will be presented to you. Main Menu Screen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: Use the Main Menu Screen to: 1) Select the game you wish to play. 2) Select Setup functions (to change colors and other options). 3) Select to view and maintain the Best Scores Table (BST). Selecting a Menu Option: Keyboard: Type highlighted character or Highlight option with arrow keys and press <Enter>. Mouse: Move mouse pointer over desired option and CLICK the left mouse button. Notes: 1) Clicking the mouse constitutes a quick press and release of the mouse button. A command is not actually sent until the mouse button is released. 2) The Main Menu and BST Menu screens look very similar. The title line at the top-center of the screen tells you whether you are looking at the main menu or the BST menu. The menu border is double lined in BST mode and single lined in main menu mode. ABROAD.DOC page 4 Common Commands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are some commands that are common throughout all of the PATIENCE ABROAD games. I will explain these commands here so they won't have to be explained for each individual game. Game commands are simply numbers or letters typed on the keyboard or entered via a mouse. To know what commands to enter, refer to the command line at the bottom of each game. A command line may look like this: ______# of pile ______Hand ______Undo 01 ______Quit ______? Help The first letter of each command is highlighted to indicate that this letter executes the command. For instance, to Quit you would simply type 'Q'. The # command is a little different, however; instead of typing a '#' you would substitute a Tableau pile number. MOUSE: When executing a command via a mouse, click the left mouse button while the mouse pointer is positioned on the command name or the highlighted area in front of the command name. Clicking on the '#' command will have no effect. You must click on the pile itself to execute the '#' command. You may also click on the Foundation, Hand, or Talon themselves (rather than the command at the bottom of the screen) to execute these commands. For more about using a mouse with PATIENCE ABROAD, see page 5. All of the PATIENCE ABROAD games require two commands per move (from pile, to pile, etc). Remember that the first move can always be cancelled out by using the 'Q' (Quit) or 'U' (Undo) command. This may prevent you from scoring some Error points. These points will be explained later. If 'Q' (Quit) is accidentally entered as the first command, simply enter 'Q' again. Then, when presented with the "Are You Sure?" prompt box, answer with a 'N' (No) command. Cancel your first command by entering 'Q' (Quit) or 'U' (Undo) as your second command. To quit any game, use the 'Q' (Quit) command until presented with the "Are You Sure?" prompt box. Then answer with a 'Y' (Yes) command. The next prompt box will contain three options: Shuffle, Play, and Quit. _______Shuffle _______Play _______Quit To play the same game with a different shuffle of the cards, use the 'S' (Shuffle) command. If you wish to play again with the same shuffle of cards, use the 'P' (Play) command. This command gives you ABROAD.DOC page 5 the chance to better your score using a different strategy or to play against another player. To return to the main menu, enter 'Q' (Quit). Use the 'P' (Play) command to play the same game with the same shuffle of cards. Use a different strategy this time to see if you can better your previous score. The Best Scores Table (BST) is used on all games. After quitting ('Q') a game, if your score is good enough, you will be prompted for your name to be entered on the BST. Using a Mouse with PATIENCE ABROAD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To use a mouse with PATIENCE ABROAD v1.00 no special mouse setup is required. If your two or three button mouse is already installed on your system, it should work with PATIENCE ABROAD. The mouse buttons are preconfigured to initiate the following commands: Left Button Command sent depends on position of mouse pointer on the screen Right Button H for PATIENCE Hand command Middle or Both Q for PATIENCE Quit command These preconfigured settings can be changed using the setup screen. On all screens, options are automatically highlighted just by passing the mouse pointer over them. You must, however, still click the left mouse button to execute the option. While playing a PATIENCE ABROAD game, click the left button on a pile, Hand, Talon, Foundation, or command label at the bottom of screen in order to send a PATIENCE command. If you need to move a card from the Hand to a pile on the Tableau, simply move the mouse pointer over the receiving pile and click the right mouse button and then the left mouse button. You will notice the right button sends a 'H' (Hand) command and the left button sends a pile number command. Thus, you just told the computer to move a Hand card to a pile on the Tableau. Click with both keys (the middle key if using a Mouse Systems Mouse) to issue the Quit command. Two Quit commands are needed to quit the games. ABROAD.DOC page 6 Using PATIENCE ABROAD Help ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The PATIENCE ABROAD Help system can be accessed in a number of different ways. The most common method for accessing help on any system is by pressing the F1 key. That method is also available in PATIENCE ABROAD. You may also type '?' or click the mouse on the '? Help' command that appears at the lower right hand of all PATIENCE ABROAD screens. Access PATIENCE ABROAD help in the following ways: 1. Press F1 2. Type '?' 3. Click the mouse on the '? Help' on the lower right-hand side of the screen Once in the help system, use the following commands to navigate through the various help screens. _______Forward _______Backward _______Glossary _______Quit The Glossary is at the start of the help screens, therefore, selecting the 'G' option will send you to the start of the help system. Any of the help screens may be accessed from anywhere in the PATIENCE ABROAD system. They fall in the following order: Glossary, Main Menu, System SetUp, BST, Games in Main Menu Order You may exit help at any time by entering 'Q' (Quit) or pressing <Esc>. Using the Undo Feature ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All nine of the PATIENCE ABROAD games utilize an undo feature. The Undo command will erase a previous move as if it had never happened. However, a move point is scored (see BST section on page 25 for more on scoring move points). _______Undo 12 The Undo is only capable of undoing the number of moves indicated by the number following the undo command (as shown in the example above). Once that number reaches zero, no more undos may be issued. To issue an undo command, press 'U' (Undo) or click the mouse on the Undo command at the bottom of the screen. Once an undo is performed, the scores will be reversed and an additional move point will be scored. The undo has a memory, but its memory is only so big. It will hold as many previous moves as it can, but as you play, some early moves will begin to drop out of its memory. That's why, you may notice, the number of undo's available seems to stay the same after a while. ABROAD.DOC page 7 Hot Keys ~~~~~~~~ All games use the same set of "Hot Keys" to turn on and off various options. These Hot Keys are 'S' (Sound) and 'E' (Errors) and are not displayed anywhere on the game screen. To turn any one of these options on or off, simply type in the command. A message will be displayed as to the status of that option. For instance, if the sound is presently turned on, typing 'S' will turn the sound off and the following message will appear. Sound has been turned OFF The Hot Keys themselves can be turned off using the System SetUp option from the Main Menu. This can be beneficial if you are trying for speed in a game and you don't want any unnecessary keys to be active or messages popping up to distract you. Whenever a message appears, read the message and then continue play as as usual. The message will disappear when the next command is issued. ******************************************** On the next several pages I will explain the rules and commands of all nine of the PATIENCE games in the order that they appear on the menu. If you are unsure about the meaning of some of the terms used in the rules, please refer to the "Glossary of PATIENCE ABROAD Terms" on page 29. The rules and commands for each game are broken down into two parts. The first part is a summary of information about the game. If you are an experienced card player, this part may be all you need in order to get quickly up and running with PATIENCE ABROAD. If you are a novice card player, the second part of the rules and commands goes into more detail and offers examples for playing each game. If you have any problems, questions, or suggestions while playing the games, be sure to send me a note. I'd love to hear from you. Enjoy the games! ABROAD.DOC page 8 BELEAGUERED CASTLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: The great Castle of Aces has been completely surrounded by the even greater Army of the Pips. The goal of the army is to completely infiltrate the Castle of Aces but they may do it only one Pip at a time, and in order of Rank. Good luck! Objective: The objective is to move the remaining 48 cards (Army of the Pips) to the Foundations (Castle of Aces). Rules: 1. Build on Foundations in ascending sequence. 2. You may only move one card at a time. 3. Cards may be built on the Tableau in descending sequence regardless of Suit. 4. Kings may be moved to any Tableau pile. 5. Any card may be moved to an empty Tableau pile. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Foundations, the higher, the better. Commands: 1-8 Number of the Tableau pile to move a card from or to F Move a card to the Foundation U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: At the start of this game, the entire deck is laid out on the Tableau. The Aces form the Foundation in the middle. The idea is to move the entire deck to the Foundation by playing like Suits on their respective Foundation piles, in order of Rank. For example, the following represents a partial Tableau: |2 h| h| s| d| 1 |A h| 2 |Q |3 |1 |8 |J c| |h 2| 5| 0| 7| < |h A| > |h |h |c |d |c J| |Q s| c| c| d| 3 |A d| 4 |K |4 |7 |6 |9 c| |s Q| 2| 5| 9| < |d A| > |h |h |c |h |c 9| Commands are: From:1 to:F NOTE: Since only part of a card is visible when buried on the Tableau, 10's will appear as 1's or 0's (note the |10s| and the |10c| in the above example). The |2 h| may be moved to the Foundation, thus scoring one point. The next move, however, requires some strategy. To uncover the buried |3 h| you will have to move some Tableau cards that may not yet be played to the Foundation. To do that, you may build cards on other Tableau piles in descending sequence regardless of Suit. Only one Tableau card (the top card) may be moved at a time. The following example shows how this may be done: ABROAD.DOC page 9 |5 h| s| d| 1 |2 h| 2 |Q |3 |1 |8 |J c| |h 5| 0| 7| < |h 2| > |h |h |c |d |c J| |Q s| c| c| d| 3 |A d| 4 |K |4 |7 |6 |9 c| |s Q| 2| 5| 9| < |d A| > |h |h |c |h |c 9| The |J c| may be played on the |Q s|, the |8 d| may be played on the |9 c|, and the |10c| may be played on the |J c|. This now opens up the |3 h| to be played on the Foundation |2 h|. The result of this play will create the following partial Tableau layout: |5 h| s| d| 1 |3 h| 2 |Q h| |h 5| 0| 7| < |h 3| > |h Q| |10c| c| s| c| c| d| 3 |A d| 4 |K |4 |7 |6 |9 |8 d| |c10| J| Q| 2| 5| 9| < |d A| > |h |h |c |h |c |d 8| These are very simple ideas. However, you will find that the play in this game is much more complicated than it first appears. For instance, notice that the previous play completely buried the |2 c|. In a real game there may have been a better way to make that play so as not to make playing the |2 c| so difficult. Continue to play in this way until all cards have been played to the Foundation. During the course of play, if a Tableau pile is completely emptied, ANY card may be played to it. Remember that Kings may be played anywhere so are probably not the best choice to be played to empty piles. ABROAD.DOC page 10 FLORENTINE ~~~~~~~~~~ Description: Sometimes known as Four Corners or Four Seasons, Florentine is a popular and comes-out-frequently solitaire game. The playing field is made up of a cross-shaped Tableau with a Foundation in every corner. The trick to this game is to see who can make it come out the fastest, with the least number of moves, and the fewest mistakes. Remember, though, an undo also counts as a move, so be careful. Objective: The objective of FLORENTINE is to move all 52 cards onto the Foundation piles. Rules: 1. Build cards onto the Foundations in ascending sequence by Suit beginning with the Rank of the first card played to a Foundation. Play the Ace on a King to continue building. 2. Turn cards over from the Hand one at a time, going through the Hand only two times. 3. Build cards onto the four Tableau piles in descending sequence regardless of Suit. Play the King on an Ace to continue building. 4. Only one card may be played on the Center Tableau pile. 5. Play cards to the Foundations from the Hand, Center, or Tableau piles. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Foundations, the higher, the better. Commands: 1-4,C Number/Letter of the Tableau pile you wish to move from or to F Move a card TO the Foundation N Turn over NEXT card in the Hand H Move a card FROM the Hand U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: This game begins by placing one card on each of the five Tableau piles. A sixth card is placed on the Foundation. This Foundation card determines the starting Rank for all Foundations. Your goal is to build all of the cards on the Foundations in ascending sequence by Suit. Play the Ace on a King to continue building. The Tableau piles (1 through 4) may have any number of cards built on them. They must be played in descending sequence regardless of Suit. The center pile may hold only one card at a time. This makes play a little more difficult. When moving cards from one Tableau pile to another, the entire pile is moved. Single card moves are not allowed (even with rules turned off). Note, in the following example, that the Tableau piles only show the top card and the bottom card of the pile. Middle cards are ABROAD.DOC page 11 buried and may not be played until the cards on top have been played to the Foundations. Q h 1 Q c | | | | | | |4 |2 d| | | h Q |h |d 2| c Q If a 5 of any Suit happens to be on another Tableau pile (with the exception of the Center pile), pile 1 may be moved to it. Here is a before and after example of a pile to pile move: +--------- Before ----------+ +---------- After ----------+ Q h Q c Q h Q c | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | |4 |2 d| | | | | | | | | h Q |h |d 2| c Q h Q | | c Q | 2 | 2 |9 |5 s| <--+ |9 |2 d| |c |s 5| |c |d 2| +---------------------------+ +---------------------------+ Commands are: From:1 to:2 As Queens become available, they may be played to the Foundations to start the building process. After Queens come Kings, and then Aces, Deuces, Threes on up to Jacks. Once all cards have been played to the Foundations, you have won. If you cannot play all cards to the Foundations, and you have worked through the Hand two times, the game is over. ABROAD.DOC page 12 THE GREAT WALL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: Help tear down the great wall by moving cards, one at a time, to the Foundation. They must be in order starting with an Ace, but Suit doesn't matter. Objective: The objective is to move the entire Tableau to the Foundation, thus, tearing down the great wall. Rules: 1. Move only one card at a time. 2. Build cards on the Foundation in ascending sequence ignoring Suit. Play the King on an Ace to continue building. 3. Build cards on the Tableau in ascending OR descending sequence regardless of Suit. Kings may be played on Aces and Aces may be played on Kings. 4. Only ten cards may be built on a single Tableau pile. 5. Empty Tableau piles may not be filled. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Foundation, the higher, the better. Commands: A-P Letter of the Tableau pile to move a card from or to F Move a card to the Foundation U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: This is a fun game that tends to be easy to win if you plan out your moves far enough in advance. The entire deck is dealt out to the Tableau at the start of the game. The top card of each pile is available for play. If an Ace is available, play it to the Foundation. If an Ace is not available, start building cards on the Tableau piles until one turns up. You must start the Foundation with an Ace. To build on the Tableau piles, move one card at a time, building in ascending or descending sequence regardless of Suit. The following is a before and after example of some typical moves: +------------ Before ------------+ +---------- After ------------+ A B C A B C Foundation +--| | | | | | Foundation | | | | | |---| |---| |---| |---| |---| |4 c|<-2-+ |J d| | | | | |6 s| | | |10c| |c 4| |d J| |---| |---| |s 6| |---| |c10| | |Q s| |6 s| |Q s| ^ +-1->|s Q| |s 6| |---| | | |J d| +------------3-----------+ |d J| +--------------------------------+ +-----------------------------+ What you can't see here is that, by moving the |J d| to the |Q s|, you uncovered a |5 h| under pile A. After playing the |5 h| to the ABROAD.DOC page 13 Foundation, the |6 s| became eligible. It was then played on the Foundation exposing the |10c|. Traps: A pile will hold only ten cards at a time, so be careful not to build unnecessarily. Once a pile is completely cleared, no cards may be built there. The most common trap to watch out for is a King on top of one overturned card. Continue to build in this way until a King has been played to the Foundation. Once that happens, play an Ace on the King to continue the sequence. Do this until all of the cards have been played to the Foundation, or no more moves can be made. ABROAD.DOC page 14 FOUR KINGDOMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: In this game, each set of four Tableau piles represents a kingdom. Each kingdom has its own Foundation. It is your task to assign a Suit to each kingdom, and then to make sure all of the members (cards) of the Suit get moved into the proper kingdom. Once a Suit is assigned to a kingdom, it cannot be changed or cancelled (even with Undo). Only cards of the proper Suit may be moved into a kingdom. Objective: The objective of FOUR KINGDOMS is to help all members of their respective kingdoms to find their way home (all cards played to the Foundations). Rules: 1. Move only one card at a time. 2. Build on Foundations in ascending sequence by Suit, beginning with an Ace. 3. Establish a Suit for a kingdom by moving a card to the kingdom (Tableau) or an Ace to the Foundation. 4. Once a kingdom is established, it cannot be changed. 5. Turn cards over from the Hand one at a time, going through the Hand only two times. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Foundations, the higher, the better. Commands: A-W Number of the Tableau pile to move a card from or to 1-4 Number of the Foundation to move a card to H Move a card from the Hand N Flip the next card over in the Hand U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: This is one of my favorite games in this package. The playing field is divided into four areas called kingdoms. Each kingdom has four Tableau piles and a Foundation. Once an Ace is played to a Foundation or any other card is played to a Tableau pile, the Suit for a kingdom is established. You can tell a kingdom's Suit by looking at the Foundation pile. Each Foundation with an established Suit displays the Suit by the Foundation number (d1 ). Once a Suit has been established, it cannot be taken away or changed. ABROAD.DOC page 15 +------------------------- Before -------------------------+ A B F G 1 |A h| |Q c| Hand |6 h| |10d| 2 | |<-1- |h A| |c Q| |2 s| -3-> |h 6| |d10| | | | | ^ |s 2| | | | | +-------------2--------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------+ First, move the Ace to Foundation pile 1. This establishes Foundation 1 as the Hearts kingdom. Next, since there is no |A s| showing, it would be best to try to save the |2 s| for a later play. In order to do that, we need to create an empty pile in any unestablished kingdom by moving out a Heart card to the kingdom of the Hearts. Now the |2 s| may be played to pile F establishing Foundation 2 as the kingdom of the Spades. You will notice while playing this game, that each Foundation pile is marked with its respective Suit as each kingdom is established. +------------------------- After --------------------------+ A B F G h1 |6 h| |Q c| Hand |2 s| |10d| s2 |A h| |h 6| |c Q| | | |s 2| |d10| | | |h A| | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------+ Turn the next card over from the Hand by selecting the Next command. Continue to play in this manner until all cards have been played to the Foundations, or you have worked through the Hand two times. ABROAD.DOC page 16 MONTE CARLO ~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: This is one of the two versions of MONTE CARLO found in this software package (the other is WEDDINGS). This game tends to be easier to win than WEDDINGS; however, some people believe this game to be the original MONTE CARLO and the game WEDDINGS to be a variation on this game. The idea here is to match the Ranks of any two adjacent cards, whether it be horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Once a match is made, the cards will race up the winding hill to the top, with the last two empty spots being filled with new cards from the Hand. Objective: The objective of MONTE CARLO is to move all 52 cards to the Talon. Rules: 1. Match cards that are adjacent to one another, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. 2. Match cards by Rank, ignoring Suit, and discard to the Talon. 3. After each match is made slide all Tableau cards from the right to the left to fill in the two spaces created by the matched cards. Then replace the last two spaces with cards from the Hand. 4. Continue to match and deal until all cards have been moved to the Talon or no more matches can be made. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Talon, the higher, the better. Commands: A-Z Letter of the Tableau pile you wish to match U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: The Tableau is created by laying out five columns of five cards each so that none of the cards are overlapping. The idea is to match any two cards by Rank that are beside each other either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Once a match is made, the matched cards will be moved off to the Talon leaving two empty spots on the Tableau. All of the remaining cards will then be shifted to the left to fill in the two empty spots. This will create two new empty spots at the bottom right of the Tableau. Those two spots will then be filled from the Hand. A simple example follows: ABROAD.DOC page 17 M N O P R |2 s| |9 c| |K d| |A h| |J d| Hand |s 2| |c 9| |d K| |h A| |d J| Talon | | \ | | | | V W \ X Y Z | | 30 |7 d| |A c| |9 d| |8 c| |6 c| 2 Match:N With:X |d 7| |c A| |d 9| |c 8| |c 6| Notice the |9 c| on pile N and the |9 d| on pile X have been selected. They will then be moved to the Talon resulting in the following partial layout: M N O P R |2 s| | |<--K d|<--A h|<--J d| Hand |s 2| | | |d K| |h A| |d J| Talon | | ^ | | | | +---------------------------+ | | 28 | W X Y Z 4 |7 d|<--A c|<---------8 c|<--6 c| Match: |d 7| |c A| | | |c 8| |c 6| Notice that after the discard to the Talon and the shift of cards on the Tableau, the Talon count now shows that 2 more cards have been played to it (that's your score), and the Hand now shows that 2 fewer cards are left in it. HINT: Early in the game, try to make all of your matches in the lower two rows. If you get stuck, look at the top two rows for a match. ABROAD.DOC page 18 RUSSIAN PATIENCE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: RUSSIAN PATIENCE delivers a new twist to solitaire. Eliminate cards from the Tableau until only the four Aces are left and all other cards are on the Talon. There is some strategy required here. You don't want to come up with four Aces too early in the game or you'll be stuck with non-Ace cards left on the Tableau too. Objective: The objective is to move all cards from the Hand to the Tableau, and then to the Talon, leaving only the four Aces on the Tableau. Rules: 1. Eliminate all Tableau cards of lesser Rank than another Tableau card of the same Suit. Eliminate them by moving them to the Talon. 2. You may only move one card at a time. 3. Once on the Tableau, a card may only be moved to the Talon or to an empty Tableau pile. 4. If less than four cards remain on the Tableau, fill in the blanks from the Hand. 5. Once cards of four differing Suits remain on the Tableau, deal another card to each pile from the Hand. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Talon, the higher, the better. 48 would be a perfect score. Commands: 1-4 Number of the Tableau pile to move a card FROM H Deal cards from the Hand T Move a card to the Talon U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: The game starts off with four cards already on the Tableau. If any of the four cards are of the same Suit, move to the Talon the cards of lesser Rank in that Suit. For instance, if the following Tableau exists: 1 2 3 4 |Q h| |3 h| |10c| |7 d| |h Q| |h 3| |c10| |d 7| Move the |3 h| to the Talon. Use the Hand to fill any blanks created on the Tableau. Continue to move lesser Ranks to the Talon and to fill in the Tableau from the Hand until all four cards on the Tableau are of differing Suits. At that point, deal another card from the Hand to each Tableau pile. Again, remove any lesser Ranks of the same Suit. If you create a blank, a card from any other pile may be used to fill it. Continue to play in this manner until all cards have been removed from the Hand. If you end up with the four Aces on the Tableau and all other cards on the Talon, you win! ABROAD.DOC page 19 SIR TOMMY ~~~~~~~~~ Description: Said to be one of the original solitaire card games, SIR TOMMY is clever and easy-to-learn. The goal, like so many solitaire games that have followed in SIR TOMMY's footsteps, is to play all of the cards on the Foundations, building on the Tableau those cards that cannot be immediately played. Objective: Build all 52 cards on the Foundations in ascending sequence regardless of Suit. Rules: 1. Build cards on the Foundations in ascending sequence regardless of Suit, beginning with the Ace. 2. Build cards on the Tableau in any sequence. 3. You may only move one card at a time. 4. Cards may not be moved from one Tableau pile to another. 5. Only the top card of each Tableau pile and the top card of the Hand is available for play. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Foundations, the higher, the better. Commands: 1-4 Number of the Tableau pile to move a card TO H Move a card FROM the Hand F Move a card TO the Foundation U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: The biggest trap in this game is that cards may be built to the Tableau in any order and in any Suit. That rule makes it very easy to bury a card that you may need later, thus blocking play. It is always best to try to build on the Tableau in descending sequence. Usually, though, that is nearly impossible. At the start of this game, the Tableau and Foundations are all empty. Start by playing the Hand card to a Foundation (if the Hand card is an Ace), or to a Tableau pile. Once an Ace has been played to the Foundation, a Deuce of any Suit may be played on it, and then a three of any Suit, and so on. 1 2 3 4 |3 s| |9 c| |2 c| |K c| Hand |---| |---| |c 2| |c K| -h- |9 s| |8 s| | | | |A d| |s 9| |---| | | | |d A|--+ |7 h| | F 30 | |---| | O -d- | |6 d| +----2-----> U | | | |d 6| N | | +-----------------------1-----> D First, the |A d| is played from the Hand to the Foundation. Secondly, ABROAD.DOC page 20 the |2 c| in pile 3 can be played on the |A d| on the Foundation. The |3 s| is buried under the |9 s| so cannot be played. Using a few Undo's may allow you to play the |9 s| on the |K c| in pile 4 instead, thus, enabling you to play the |3 s| to the Foundation. Continue to play in this manner until you have exhausted the Hand. If all cards have ended up on the Foundation, you have won! ABROAD.DOC page 21 TOWER OF HANOY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: TOWER OF HANOY is more of a solitaire puzzle than a card game. You only play with 9 cards; the deuce through 10. The cards are shuffled and laid out in three Tableau piles of three cards each. The idea of the game is to rearrange the cards into one pile that starts with the 10 and descends in sequence to the deuce. After you figure out the pattern, the next challenge is to see how FAST you can solve the puzzle. Objective: Create one pile starting with 10 and descending to deuce. Rules: 1. Move only one card at a time. 2. A card may only be stacked on another card with a higher Rank. Scoring: You get one point for finishing the puzzle. Otherwise, your score is based on the number of moves made, mistakes made, and the time it took to play. Commands: 1-3 Number of the Tableau pile to move a card FROM or TO U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: Once you have found the key to solving this puzzle, the challenge will be to see how quickly you can build the tower. The game starts out with a Tableau of nine cards (deuce through 10 of spades) randomly laid down in three piles of three cards each. You may move any one card to another Tableau pile so long as the card you are moving is lesser in Rank than the card you are moving it to. You may move any card to an empty pile. Continue to move the cards in this manner until all of the cards are on one pile in perfect descending sequence (10 through deuce). ABROAD.DOC page 22 Below is a sample progression: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 |10s| |2 s| |3 s| |10s| |2 s| |3 s| |10s| |2 s| |3 s| |---| |---| |---| |---| |---| |---| |s10| |---| |---| |5 s| |6 s| |8 s| |5 s| |6 s| |8 s| |6 s| |8 s| |---| |---| |---| |s 5| |---| |---| |---| |---| |4 s| |9 s| |7 s| | |9 s| |7 s| |9 s| |7 s| |s 4| |s 9| |s 7| | |---| |s 7| |---| |---| | | |4 s| |4 s| |5 s| +----> +-----------> |s 4|--> 1 2 3 1 2 3 |10s| |2 s| |3 s| |10s| |2 s| |3 s| This makes a good |s10| |---| |---| |---| |---| |---| start for the game. |6 s| |8 s| |9 s| |6 s| |8 s| The next goal would ^ |---| |---| |s 9| |s 6| |---| be to get the 8 on | |9 s| |7 s| |7 s| the 9, and then the +--- |s 9| |---| |---| 7 on the 8, and so |5 s| |5 s| on. |---| |---| |4 s| |4 s| |s 4| |s 4| ABROAD.DOC page 23 WEDDINGS IN PARIS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: This is the second of two versions of MONTE CARLO found in this software package. However, this game tends to be very difficult to win. The idea behind WEDDINGS is to try to wed (match the Ranks) as many pairs of cards as possible before redealing from the Hand. A card can be matched by Rank either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally with an adjacent card. Objective: The objective of WEDDINGS is to move all 52 cards to the Talon. Rules: 1. Match cards adjacent to one another, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. 2. Match cards by Rank, ignoring Suit, and discard to the Talon. 3. Once all matches have been made, fill out the Tableau from the Hand first sliding up all remaining Tableau cards. 4. Continue to match and deal until all cards have been moved to the Talon or no more matches can be made. Scoring: Your score is the number of cards played to the Talon, the higher, the better. Commands: A-Z Letter of the Tableau pile you wish to match H Fill out Tableau from the Hand U Undo the last command(s) Q Quit the Game or Command Explanation: The Tableau is created by laying out five columns of five cards each so that none of the cards are overlapping. The idea is to match any two cards by Rank that are beside each other either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Continue to make matches until no more matches can be found on the Tableau. Then, use the Hand command to refill the Tableau. The system will shift all remaining Tableau cards straight up leaving them in their respective columns, and then fill in any blanks with a new card from the Hand. A simple example follows: M N O P R |2 s| |9 c| |K d| |J h| |J d| Hand |s 2| |c 9| |d K| |h J| |d J| Talon | | \ | | | | V W \ X Y Z | | 30 |7 d| |A c| |9 d| |8 c| |6 c| 2 Match:N With:X |d 7| |c A| |d 9| |c 8| |c 6| Notice the |9 c| on pile N and the |9 d| on pile X have been selected. Once they have moved to the Talon, select piles P and R. Results: ABROAD.DOC page 24 M N O P R |2 s| | | |K d| | | | | Hand |s 2| | | |d K| | | | | Talon | | | | | | V W X Y Z | | 30 |7 d| |A c| | | |8 c| |6 c| 6 Match: |d 7| |c A| | | |c 8| |c 6| Notice that after the discard to the Talon, the Talon count now shows that 4 more cards have been played to it. That's your score. Now select Hand to shift all of the cards up and deal new cards to the Tableau. Continue to match and deal until no more matches can be made, or all cards have been played to the Talon (a winner!). ABROAD.DOC page 25 Best Scores Table (BST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: The Best Scores Table (BST) menu looks a lot like the Main Menu with the exception of the title box and the BST option which changes to "Look at all" when the BST screen is displayed. Use the BST screen to view and/or reset the Best Scores Table for one or more of the PATIENCE games. Each game has its own Best Scores Table (BST) that is checked at the end of a game to see if your score is good enough to be entered on the table. If you score is good enough, you will be prompted to enter your name to be entered on the BST. There is room for 15 characters for your name. Today's date will automatically be entered. If the score is not good enough, you will just be shown your score and given the Shuffle/Play/Quit prompt. No entry will be made in the BST and you will not be shown the prior BST entries. NOTE: If the BST has been turned off via the setUp screen, a BST entry will not even be attempted. To qualify for the BST you must score better than the last entry in the present BST. If all entries are 9's (the BST has been reset) your score, no matter how bad, will be entered on the BST. The games rank BST scores in the following order: 1 Score - either ascending or descending depending on the game 2 Moves - number of moves made during game play (does not include flipping cards but does include undoing moves) 3 Errors - number of errors made (when the computer beeps and an error message is displayed) this is used as a primary tie breaker 4 Time - time passed between first move and quitting game (this is used as a secondary tie breaker) When you become good at a game, time becomes the all important factor since eventually all scores on the BST will be the same. Use time as an incentive to play as hard and fast as possible to make the table. Of course, the harder and faster you play, the more errors you are likely to make, so be careful. View a BST ~~~~~~~~~~ To view the BST for an individual game, select the game from the menu. The BST will be displayed and you will be prompted to Reset or Continue. Select Continue to quit viewing the BST for that game. _______Reset Table _______Continue To view the BST for all of the games, select Look at all from the main screen. The BST for the first game will be displayed and you will be prompted to Reset or Continue. When you select Continue the BST for ABROAD.DOC page 26 the next game will be displayed. Continue to browse through the BST's by selecting Continue after each BST is displayed. After the BST for the last game has been displayed the BST menu will once again appear. Reset a BST ~~~~~~~~~~~ To reset the BST for an individual game, select the game from the menu. The BST will be displayed and you will be prompted to Reset or Continue. Select Reset and a last-chance "Are You Sure?" prompt box will appear. If you answer Yes to the prompt box, the BST will be reset to 9's, wiping out all of the existing scores. To reset the BST for all of the games, select Look at all from the main screen. The BST for the first game will be displayed and you will be prompted to Reset or Continue. Answer the next prompt box with Yes and the next game's BST will appear. After displaying or resetting the BST for all games, the BST menu will once again appear. Select Quit from the BST Screen Menu to return to the PATIENCE Main Menu. Notice that the Title box is displayed in its original colors and once again says "MAIN MENU SCREEN". If something should happen to the BST so that it is not readable or writeable, an error message will be sent to the score box at the conclusion of any game. If any error message is returned, it is recommended that the BST be reset for that particular game. It may be necessary to reset the BST for all games should the PATIENCE.BST file become damaged. It may also be necessary to delete the PATIENCE.BST file before resetting the games. To delete the PATIENCE.BST file, enter the following command from the DOS prompt: DEL PATIENCE.BST Press <Enter>. Now start Patience and choose 'B' (Best Scores) from the main menu. Select 'L' (Look At All) to view all the game's BST's. The PATIENCE.BST file has now been restored. ABROAD.DOC page 27 System SetUp ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description: The Setup Screen has been designed to allow you to customize the colors used during a PATIENCE session, and to turn on and off various other PATIENCE functions. It will also allow you to custom set your mouse buttons and the speed at which cards float. The setup command line looks like this: ____Foreground _____Background _____Load _____Default _____Save The 'F' (Foreground) and 'B' (Background) commands are used for changing screen colors. They are explained in more detail below. Use the 'L' (Load) command to load a PATIENCE ABROAD setup that was previously saved. The 'D' (Default) command will restore all PATIENCE settings to their original values. This can come in handy if you change some things that you didn't want to change. And finally, the 'S' (Save) command will save the current settings to disk so they can be retrieved again later. Change Colors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keyboard: Use the arrow keys to move the highlighted area to the part of the screen you wish to change. Then press 'F' (Foreground) or 'B' (Background) to change the Foreground or Background color of that area. Mouse: Move the mouse pointer over the part of the screen you wish to change. Click the left mouse button to change the Foreground color, or the right mouse button to change the Background color. Change Other Options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keyboard: Type any highlighted letter to select that command. You can toggle the PATIENCE options on and off by repeatedly typing the highlighted letter for that option. Mouse: Click the left mouse button on any PATIENCE command or option. You can toggle the PATIENCE options on and off by repeatedly clicking the left button on that option. Following is an explanation of each one of the setup options. The command letter is capitalized for each option, and the default setting for the option is shown in brackets. Bst [on] - Used to turn BST (Best Scores Table) checking on or off. Some people consider the BST a distraction requiring extra keystrokes and would rather play without it. Errors [on] - Turn Error checking on and off. This refers to the error checking that is performed during the course of a game. If error checking is turned off, no error points are scored. ABROAD.DOC page 28 Hot keys [on] - There are two hot keys used in PATIENCE ABROAD. They are <S> for Sound, and <E> for Errors. That means, these two keys may be pressed during a game to toggle sound and error checking on and off. By turning off Hot keys, these toggle keys will not be available during game play. sOund [on] - Turns sound on and off. Sounds that PATIENCE uses include card snaps, error beeps, and "You Have Won" bleeps. rUles [on] - Use to turn the rules of the games on and off. If you would rather play a game with your own rules, use this option to turn off the PATIENCE ABROAD rules. There are some things that are not affected by this setting. For instance, if a pile will only hold one card, turning rules off will not increase the capacity of that pile. floAt [on] - Used to determine whether or not cards will float from one location to another. float Rate [16] - This can be a number between 1 and 20; 20 being the fastest float rate, and 1 being the slowest. Note that if float has been turned off, float rate is also disabled. Mouse [on] - If you have a mouse, the mouse option is turned on by default. If you do not have a mouse, it is turned off by default. If you have a mouse and don't want to use it, use this option to turn the mouse cursor off. riGht button [H] - Use this option to assign a PATIENCE command to the right mouse button. Once this command is selected, a small menu will appear. Assign a command to the right mouse button by selecting one of the options from this menu. You may also choose the <Key> option to assign your own key to the right mouse button. mIddle button [Q] - Use this option to assign a PATIENCE command to the middle mouse button (or to both buttons pushed together if using a Microsoft type mouse). ABROAD.DOC page 29 Glossary of PATIENCE ABROAD Terms ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ascending Sequence: When a rule refers to the order of cards played as ascending, it is assumed that the cards will be played in the following order (by RANK): A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K Descending Sequence: If a rule refers to the order of cards played as descending, they should be played in the following order: K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A Click: Clicking the mouse constitutes a quick press and release of the mouse button. A command is not actually sent until the mouse button is RELEASED. Foundation: The area where complete piles of cards are to be built in order to win the game. Cards are stacked on these piles by Suit in either ascending or descending sequence. Hand: The cards left over after the Tableau is built make up the Hand. The Hand is then used during the course of the game. Help: The PATIENCE ABROAD help system provides useful information about how to use the PATIENCE ABROAD system and about how to play the PATIENCE ABROAD games. Access help by pressing <F1> or <?>, or by clicking the mouse on the "? Help" command line option. Hot Keys: Two hot keys are available in all PATIENCE ABROAD games. They are 'S' for Sound and 'E' for Error Checking. When a hot key is pressed, the option it represents is toggled on and off. Try it! Suit: Sometimes called the PIP, the Suit refers to the symbol on the card face: Clubs or spades, usually black, and hearts or diamonds, usually red. Tableau: The rules of a game will generally require a specific card layout. This layout is known as the Tableau. Although the Hand, Talon, and Foundation can be part of the Tableau, in PATIENCE ABROAD, the Tableau refers only to the piles of cards on the screen onto which you can stack (or build) cards. Talon: The Talon is sometimes called the waste pile because you discard cards to it during the course of play. As a rule, cards discarded to the Talon are taken out of play; however, in some cases, the top card of the Talon is still available. Undo: The undo command will back out a move you previously made. If you just moved a card from the Hand to the Foundation, undo will move that card back to the Hand from the Foundation; as if the move never took place. One move point will be scored. ABROAD.DOC page 30 CoCoWare PATIENCE ABROAD v1.00 David A. Cowles REGISTRATION FORM P.O. 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