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- !EDragons Bane Solitaire Help
- Welcome to Dragons Bane: Mah Jongg II. The following screens will introduce
- you to the basic features of the game. For full details please read the
- documentation file DRAGON.DOC. You can view this file by selecting
- View Doc File from the File menu.
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- !DObject
- The object of the game is to find matching pairs of tiles that are free
- to be removed. For a tile to be free it cannot be blocked (even
- partially) from above and must also not be blocked on either the left or
- the right side. In general there are four of each tile so two possible
- pairs should be available.
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- !FKeyboard Shortcuts
- The quickest way to access the menus with the keyboard is by using the
- ALT key. Hold it down while pressing the letter that starts the menu
- item you want, i.e., ALT-F for the file menu. Some menu items can be
- accessed directly: for example, ALT-N will start a new game, CTRL-H gets
- a hint.
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- !JPlay Options
- There are a number of options available to you. Some affect how the
- game is played (for example, setting a time limit) while others only
- affect the looks of the game (loading a background picture). Be sure
- to check both the File and Options menus for the many choices available.
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- !LFile Menu
- This item on the menu bar opens up a list of functions that can start
- a new game, load a saved game or save the current game, load a new
- set of playing tiles or a new board layout, load a background
- picture, view a text file or print an order form. You can also start
- the board layout editor from this menu.
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- !LOptions Menu
- Here you have a number of choices. You can set how the next board number
- is selected, control animation and sound effects, allow peeking at
- the end of the game, clear the background or view the current tile set.
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- !LHints Menu
- If you get stuck there is help available. You can ask to see all available
- moves, or find a match for a single selected tile. You can also undo and
- redo previous moves and view all previous moves.
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- !LStatistics Menu
- Many people like to keep records of their game play. Several ways of doing
- this are available which can be selected here. You can also view your
- current statistics.
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- !LTourney Menu
- Tournaments let you play competitive games against other players. You must
- first set up the tournament by defining which board layout, board number,
- etc. are to be used. Then everyone plays exactly the same game and their
- scores are compared to determine a winner.
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- !JEnd of Help
- That's it! I hope you enjoy playing. For complete details
- please read the DRAGON.DOC file. For ordering information just use the
- ready to print ORDERFRM.TXT file which can be printed from the File menu.
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