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  Klondike Solitaire for ProBoard               Version 1.00 eta 2       
                                                (C)1996 Fe-line Software  
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             Klondike Solitaire - Pex for ProBoard BBS Version 2.1x
                                  ??th May 1996


                           Written by Faye Pearson.
                        Docs written by Sarah Pearson.






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Installation
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Copy KLONDIKE.PEX to the ProBoard PEX Directory.

Add a menu option similar to the following :

                                                                            
 HotKey   : K                                                               
 Function : 60 - Run ProBoard PEX File                                      
 Data     : KLONDIKE                                                        
                                                                            

This will run Klondike Solitaire when K is pressed.

Klondike can use an optional data parameter : HIGHSCORE.  This will display
the high score table and if Klondike has been played on the day, display the
day's highest score.

Add a menu entry to your TOP menu like the following :

                                                                            
 HotKey   : <CTRL-A>                                                        
 Function : 60 - Run ProBoard PEX File                                      
 Data     : KLONDIKE HIGHSCORE                                              
                                                                            

To exit the high score display press any key.

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Object of Klondike Solitaire
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The object of the game is to find the aces and build on them in suit and in
ascending order.

Cards are played on the seven columns dealt across the board or the stacks
that are built on the aces.  The game is over when the stacks are complete
(ace through king) or no further plays can be made.

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Controls
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The game controls are all highlighted in Yellow.

    H = Home            P = Pile
    D = Draw/Flip       1 = Column 1
    2 = Column 2        3 = Column 3
    4 = Column 4        5 = Column 5
    6 = Column 6        7 = Column 7

If you wish to move a card(s) on column 2 to column 3, first press 2.  Notice
that the number 2 above the second column flashes, now press 3 and the cards
will be instantly moved to column 3.

If you wish to move a card from the Pile to column 7, simply press P.  Notice
that P flashes and then press 7.  The card will be moved to column 7 and you
can then move the next card in the file if the move would be a valid one.

If you make an invalid move at any time, you will hear a beep and "Invalid
Move." will be displayed in the status window.

Simply follow these directions and you will quickly understand the control
method of Klondike Solitiare.

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Starting Klondike Solitaire
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When Klondike is run, the main intro screen is displayed.  Here you choose
which variation of Klondike Solitaire you wish to play.

There are currently 4 variations supported :

  1  Draw 3, Flip None
  2  Draw 3, Flip 3
  3> Draw 3, Flip Unlimited
  4  Draw 1, Flip Unlimited

Use the cursor keys to highlight which game variation you wish to play and
press ENTER to play.  Alternatively you can press the number next to the
game variation you wish to play - Game 3 is the default.

Klondike Solitiare will now begin.

Scoring is automatic.

You start with 500 points and every new game deducts 52 points.

Your current score is displayed in the top right of the screen.

Each time you put a card on one of the Home positions, you get 5 points.
Each time you take a card off one of the Home positions, you lose 5 points.
Each time you flip the deck (Pile) you lose 25 points.

If you quit a game and restart without actually leaving the PEX, you keep
the same score.  This ensures you can play multiple games and run up a nice
high score and get your name to the top of the high score chart.

High Score Chart
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The high score chart is displayed whenever the player the quits their game
session.

See the Installation section above for details on how to display just the
high score chart without running Klondike Solitiare.

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Rules of Klondike Solitaire
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     Play the cards on the seven columns in descending order and alternating
      colours.

     Build on the aces in ascending order and the same suit.

     You can only fill empty columns with kings. (including the cards under
      the king)

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How to play Klondike Solitaire
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When you start a game, the cards are dealt across the board and arranged in
seven columns.  To play, move cards in the columns so they are arranged in
descending sequence and in alternate colours; for example, a red 3 on a black
4.  Select the cards you want to move, then press the number of the column 
where you want to move the cards to.

When an ace appears, move it to its home position on the right, and begin to
build the stack with cards of the same suit in ascending order.

Whenever a move leaves an empty column, only a king (and its accompanying row)
can be moved to that column.

An upturned row can be moved to another column which contains upturned
cards as long as the card at the top of the column to be moved is the
correct descending and alternate colour to the bottom card on the destination
column.

When all possible moves have been made from the original columns, turn the
top three cards on the remainder of the deck.  (The number of cards you can
turn depends on what variation of the game you have selected to play.)  If
possible, play the top card on one of the columns or stacks.  If the top
card can be played, subsequent cards can also be played.  Continue to build
on the columns or stacks until no more plays are possible.  Then turn the
next three cards and play them in the same way.

The game is finished when all stacks contains ace thorugh king in ascending
order, or when you have been thorugh the deck as many times as allowed and no
futher plays are possible.

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Klondike Solitaire has OS/2 Doing Support included.  If you wish to have this
support, insert the following into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file :

    SET OS2DOING=YES

Only the first 12 characters of the DOING description can be shown in the
Window Title.  We hope to fix this in later version.

DOING is automatically supported under other Operating Systems.

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Klondike Solitaire is FreeWare.  No registration fee is required for you to
use this PEX.

This PEX is supplied "as is" and we will not be held responsible for any
damage caused by this PEX.  It works on several BBS ok, and games are
finishable.  These are the only guarantees given :-)

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If you have any bugs, comments or suggestions then you can contact us by :

  Fe-line    +44-181-548-9620, V34/VFC
  2:254/278  FidoNet
  752:752/0  The Global ProBoard Network
  311:21/0   PSN
  173:902/0  DqP
  sysops@fe-line.demon.co.uk

You can find the latest version of Klondike Solitaire and all our other
ProBoard Software on our WWW and FTP sites as well as on our BBS.

http://www.win-uk.net/~fe-line
ftp://ftp.win-uk.net/pub/users/fe-line


Sarah and Faye
Home of Fe-line Software.
