Copyright: Copyright © 1996 By Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc


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Welcome to Pyramid Solitaire from Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc.!

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Rules For Playing This Game

Strategy Tips For This Game

How To Use This Software (menu options and software features explained)

Receiving Additional Card Games

Contacting Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc.


Rules For Playing This Game

The Layout

Twenty cards are dealt face up and placed in the shape of a pyramid.  These cards are called the tableau.

After dealing cards to the tableau, the remaining cards form the hand

The hand is placed to the left of the tableau . The waste pile is located below the hand

The Object of the Game

The object is to clear away the entire tableau and waste pile.by adding the cards to equal thirteen (13).

Valid Moves

From available cards, remove and discard all kings singly, and all other cards in pairs that total thirteen.

Cards from the hand are turned face up one at a time.  These cards can be played either on the tableau or the waste pile.  If the card is unplayable at the time, it is placed face up in the waste pile.

Winning the Game

The game is won when all the cards from the waste pile and tableau have been built into pairs of thirteen.

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Strategy Tips For This Game

Always be certain that no cards in the pyramid can be removed, or that no card in the pyramid can be removed with a card from the deck, before flipping over another card from the deck.

Always click on a King -- Kings are "freebies" that can always be removed by clicking on them (since they total 13 by themselves).  It's easy to forget to take advantage of this gift!

When faced with two of the same card, always remove the one that opens up the greatest number of card below.  For example: most cards are block by two others.  If a Queen can be removed, and there are two choices of Queens, remove the one that will completely free up a card beneath it if the other Queen covers a card that would still be partially covered by another card.

Try to remember the previous card played in the deck, because that can help determine which card to remove from the pyramid.  For instance, if there are two choices of Aces to remove, one might cover a card that could be played next time, with the last card in the deck that will become active again once the top deck card is removed.


How To Use This Software

Menu Options

Most features are accessed through the "File..." menu.

* The "New" menu option causes a new game to be started and the cards to be shuffled and dealt.

* The "Undo" menu option allows the player to take back and change a move.

* The "Options" menu item allows the player to customize the game environment, such as the animation speed and color schemes.  Note that selecting the fastest animation speed effectively disables animation, which is useful for improving performance on slower machines.

* The "Quit" menu option ends the current game, but leaves the software running so that a new game can be played.

Moving Cards

There are several ways to move cards in this game.  Most players use a combination of techniques -- please feel free to use those features that seem most comfortable.

Drag and Drop.  This game supports visual dragging and dropping of cards.  Just click on a card and while holding the left mouse button, drag the card to where it should be placed, then let go.  If the move is valid, the card will be dropped into that area.

Double Clicking.  Double clicking upon a waste pile, hand, or reserve card will automatically send the card up to the appropriate foundation if there is a foundation move to be made with that card.  When a game is not active, double clicking anywhere on the background causes a new game to be dealt.


Receiving Additional Card Games

Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc. is a developer of many acclaimed software products including games, utilities, screen savers, applications, TrueType fonts, multimedia CD-ROM titles, and more.  Please contact Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc. for more information on our other products.

Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc. continues to develop new and exciting card games such as solitaire games, casino games, Bridge style games, multi-player games, and more.

The RISS Solitaire 5-Pak includes these fine single-player games:

* King Albert

* Frog

* Golf

* The Vanishing Cross

* Klondike

The RISS Solitaire 8-Pak includes all five games above, plus these bonus games:

* Pyramid

* Friday the 13th

* Canfield

These are high quality, interesting, and enthralling games that provide a nice balance -- they're all very different and provide a range of challenge (some are easier, some are more difficult).

These games are available in either the RISS Solitaire 5-Pak ($19.95) or the RISS Solitaire 8-Pak (special bonus price: $29.95).  Please add $5.00 S&H to all orders.

Phone orders can be placed by calling toll-free 1-800-959-RISS  to order the RISS Solitaire Pak directly from Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc.  Checks and money orders can be mailed to Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc. at P.O. Box 748, Woonsocket, RI 02895-0784.


Contacting Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc.

If you need to contact us, please do not hesitate to use whichever method is most convenient for you.  We look forward to serving you!

U.S. Mail:	Rhode Island Soft Systems

P.O. Box 748

Woonsocket, RI 02895-0784

Telephone:	1-401-767-3106

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Hand

The hand consist of the remaining cards once the layout has been dealt.


Waste pile

The waste pile contains cards that are unplayable onto the tableau at the time.  The top cards in the waste pile is always available for play onto the tableau or the hand.


Tableau

The tableau is composed of successive rows of one to seven cards.  Each card is overlapped by two cards of the row below.