the player (or players) with the highest total score.

all of their cards, or until all players have passed.  The winner is

Play continues until there are no cards left and one player has used

@BThe end of the game



button or hit the enter key.  The score for a pass is 0.

throw any back then you will have to pass.  Simply click on the DONE

If you cannot make a hand and there aren't enough cards left to

@BPassing



back in your rack.  Click on the DONE button when you have finished.

If you change your mind, just click in the box to put the last card

the "Cards remaining" box — it will show the cards to be replaced.

If you only want to throw back a few cards then simply drop them in



Cards menu.  This also ends your move.

To throw back ALL your cards, select "Throw All Back" from the



cards remaining.  The score for such a move is 0.

you can replace one or more cards, but only if there are 8 or more

If you cannot make a hand (or if you prefer not to make one) then

@BReplacing cards



to return all cards to your rack (or just hit the return key).

Note that you can select "Return to Rack" from the Cards menu

CrossCards will warn you if you attempt to make an illegal move.



At that point you will be asked to specify a card for each joker used.

When you have finished, click on the DONE button or hit the enter key.

at least one card must be placed next to a card from a previous move.

move must cover the indicated starting square.  For all other moves,

or vertical line with no intervening empty squares.  The very first

Legal moves are made by placing cards on the board in a horizontal



the potential score.  "?" is displayed if the move is illegal.

As cards are added to the board, CrossCards calculates and shows

(see the Helpful Hints topic for how to move many cards at once).

from the rack to the board by clicking and dragging with the mouse

If you are the current player then move your cards one at a time



MOVE button or hit the enter key.

then a computer player will only make a move after you click on the

(their skill level).  If the "Tell Computer to Move" option is ticked

A computer player is indicated by a digit at the end of their name