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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Card Games for OS/2 - Version 3.0 To learn how to use the help function please choose <Help|Help on help>. You can get support informations through Support. Overview Game rules How to play Arachnid How to play Astra How to play Calculation How to play Elevens How to play FreeCell How to play King'n'Ace How to play Klondike How to play Klondike 104 How to play Scrooge How to play Shift How to play TidyUp How to play Towers How to order the product Product information and Copyright New releases of the Card Games Support Special thanks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This program contains 12 different solitaire card games for OS/2. All games can be won, depending on the luck of the draw and the skill of the player. How to play Arachnid How to play Astra How to play Calculation How to play Elevens How to play FreeCell How to play King'n'Ace How to play Klondike How to play Klondike 104 How to play Scrooge How to play Shift How to play TidyUp How to play Towers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To move the cards just drag them to where you want them with the right mouse button. Another way to move cards is to click them with the left mouse button. The card will be moved automatically if there is a legal move. How to play Arachnid How to play Astra How to play Calculation How to play Elevens How to play FreeCell How to play King'n'Ace How to play Klondike How to play Klondike 104 How to play Scrooge How to play Shift How to play TidyUp How to play Towers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. How to play Arachnid ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Arachnid is played with 104 cards. The Tableau Arachnid is played with two decks. At the start you will find 64 cards in 10 columns -- 6 columns with 5 cards and 4 columns with 6 cards, plus an additional card dealt face up on each. The remaining 40 cards from the two decks are placed in the talon. The object of the game is to build a sequence of cards in the same suit from King to Ace and remove the stack from the table to the foundations above. When all eight series have been built and removed, you have won the game. Playing the game The playing table is split into three area. In the top left-hand corner is the talon. Clicking on this pile will cause Arachnid to deal a new set of cards, one to each row. Note that you may only deal if there are no spaces. Right of the deck are spaces for the foundations, or run removal area. When complete series from King down to Ace of a particular suit have been completed, they may be removed from the tableau. Once a run has been removed it is out of play and cannot be brought back in. A run may be removed to this area by dragging it from the tableau to a free space or by a single mouse-click. The rest of the tableau consists of 10 columns of cards. Here you may move the next lower card onto a card of the same or different suit; however, you may only move contiguous cards of the same suit as a group. To move a complete group of cards (eg. the 7-8-9 of spades) click with the left mouse button anywhere on lhe column containing the group to be moved. Then, drag the mouse (keeping the left button pressed) until the pointer is over the column you wish to move the cards to. Releasing the left mouse button will complete the move (if it is legal). There may be times when you want to split a group of contiguous cards. Eg. you may have the 5-6-7 of hearts at the bottom of a column and want to move the 5-6 of hearts under the 7 of clubs. To do this click with the right mouse button over the card you wish to split the column at. Then drag, holding the right mouse button down, to the column you wish to move the cards to and release the button. The game is over when no more cards can be played, or when all cards have been played on the foundations of the removal area in the proper order. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. How to play Astra ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Astra is played using an ordinary deck of cards. The Tableau The upper part of the tableau consists of seven auxiliary columns of five cards each. At the lower left is the talon containing 16 cards beside a single card which has been turned face up. Playing the game To win the game all the cards from the seven columns above and all the cards from the talon must be played upon the single visible card below. Cards from the auxiliary columns are played onto this one card in ascending or descending numerical order without respect to suit. For example any four or six may be played upon any five. When no more cards from the upper part of the tableau can be played, another card from the talon may be turned up. Strategy It is sometimes best to avoid playing certain cards from the columns above if it will break up the chance of a long sequence at the next draw from the talon. Similarly, given a choice of two cards, either of which can be played, pick the one which will reveal the longest possible sequence in the remaining auxiliary cards. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. How to play Calculation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Calculation is played with one deck of cards. The Tableau The Ace, two, three and four of diamond are placed across the top of the playing area. These cards form the foundations. The object is to get all the cards onto the foundations. Each Foundation is built up in arithmetical sequence (as shown below), without regard to suit or color. Foundation pile 1 counts by ones, as in: A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K Foundation pile 2 counts by twos, as in: 2 4 6 8 10 Q A 3 5 7 9 J K Foundation pile 3 counts by threes, as in: 3 6 9 Q 2 5 8 J A 4 7 10 K Foundation pile 4 counts by fours, as in: 4 8 Q 3 7 J 2 6 10 A 5 9 K Playing the game The card on top of the deck may be played onto one of the foundations, if possible. Alternatively, place it on one of the auxiliary piles (which are located below the foundations). There are 4, 5 or 6 auxiliary piles, depending on the selected variant. If there is already a card on the auxiliary pile, simply place the new card on top of the existing card. At any time, the top card of any auxiliary pile may be played onto the Foundation. No other movement of cards from the auxiliary piles is possible. To win the game, play all the cards onto the Foundations, in the proper order. The game is over when no more cards can be played, or when all cards have been played on the foundations in the proper order. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. How to play Elevens ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Elevens is played using an ordinary deck of cards. The Tableau The cards are placed in three rows of four cards each. The remaining cards are placed face down in the talon. The object of the game is to move all the cards from the talon to the visible part of the tableau. Playing the game Cards are removed from the tableau by clicking on pairs whose face values total eleven, e.g. seven and four, or ace and ten. In addition, any jack, queen, and king may be removed as a triplet. Removed cards are automatically replaced with cards from the talon. Strategy You cannot win the game if you have removed an odd number of jack-queen-king triplets since there will always be one card left in the talon at the end. The game is over when the talon is empty, or when no more "elevens" or triplets can be removed. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. How to play FreeCell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Tableau The tableau consists of three areas: Foundations -- These are the four initially empty cells on the left of the tableau. They are each built up from Ace to King of a given suit. When all four foundation sequences have been successfully built, the game has been won. Playing Columns -- These contains several columns of cards, depending on the selected number of columns. Cards may be moved from this area to the foundations or auxiliary cells. Auxiliaries -- These are the spaces at the bottom of the tableau which are used as temporary holding cells for cards. Each cell may only hold one card at a time, and any card may be placed there from either another auxiliary cell or a playing column. Playing the game The objective of Freecell is to move all of the cards from the central playing columns to the foundations. Any card not covered by another may be moved from its column to an unoccupied auxiliary cell. Any card not covered by another or in an auxiliary cell may be moved to the bottom of another column, provided that the column is empty or the bottom card of the column is of a different color and one value higher in sequence. Aces have a value of one. A card may be moved from an auxiliary cell or from the bottom of a column to its foundation provided that the card is the next card in ascending order for that suit. The game is over when all cards have been moved to the Foundations or when no further plays can be made. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. How to play King'n'Ace ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ King + Ace is played with two decks of cards. The Tableau The foundations consist of two central columns, one of four aces, the other of four kings. To the left and right are two auxiliary columns containing eight randomly dealt cards, and in the right corner is the talon holding the remaining cards beside a blank space for the waste pile. The game is won when all the cards have been played on the foundation columns, strictly by suit, in ascending order upon the four aces and in descending order from the four kings. Playing the game Any card from the top of the eight auxiliary stacks, from the talon, or from the top of the waste pile may be played upon the foundations. Only cards of the same suit may be played, and the order must ascend from ace to king on the left and descend from king to ace on the right. For example, only a deuce of clubs may be played upon the ace of clubs in the left foundation column, and only a three of clubs upon that. Similarly, in the right foundation column, only a queen of diamonds may be played upon the king of diamonds, etc. Any visible card from the foundations, from the auxiliaries, the talon or the waste pile may also be played upon those in the auxiliary columns, again strictly by suit, but here the order may either descend or ascend, and it may change within a single stack. For example, either a nine or a seven of hearts may be played upon the eight of hearts. An empty place in the auxiliaries may be filled with the top card of any other pile from anywhere in the tableau except for the four kings and aces at the bottom of the foundations or from the top of a completed foundation pile. When no cards can be played upon the foundations or into the auxiliaries, the top card from the talon is moved to the waste pile. Cards from the top of either the talon or the waste pile may be played at any time, but cards from the waste pile may not be returned to the talon. The game is over when no more cards can be played, or when all cards have been played on the foundations from ace to king on the left and from king to ace on the right. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. How to play Klondike ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Klondike is played using 52 cards. The Tableau The lower part of the tableau consists of seven column each containing one card more than the column to its left. At the the upper left is the talon, which contains all the remaining cards, and a space for holding unplayed cards turned up from the talon. To the right are the spaces for the foundations to be built upon the aces. Playing the game The object of Klondike is to find and move the aces onto the foundations and build upon them in strict suit in ascending order. Cards may be played upon the seven columns or to the foundations. At the start of a game, cards are dealt to the seven columns in the lower part of the tableau. Cards are then played in descending order in alternating colors, for example, a black 9 on a red 10. When an ace appears, it can be moved to its proper foundation. When a move leaves a column empty, any king (along with any cards in order played upon it) can be moved to the empty column. Any proper sequence of cards may be moved to another column, so long as the high card in the sequence may be legally played upon the card showing in the destination column. When moving any card or series of cards leaves the next card showing in a column face down, that card may be turned over and used in play. When all possible moves have been made from the original columns, turn the top one/three card(s) on the talon. 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 one/three card(s) and play them in the same way. The game is finished when all stacks contain ace through king in ascending order, or when you have been through the deck as many times as allowed and no further plays are possible. Strategy Play all cards whenever possible before turning the next three cards (depending on the variation) from the deck and turn up face-down cards whenever possible. The game is over when the stacks are complete (ace through king) or no further plays can be made. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. How to play Klondike 104 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This version of Klondike is nearly the same as Klondike. The only difference is that you play the game with 104 cards and 10 columns. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. How to play Scrooge ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Scrooge is played using an ordinary deck of cards. The Tableau The tableau consists of the four foundation aces at the top and two auxiliary rows below, each containing six stacks of four cards apiece. The object of the game is to move all the cards to the foundations in ascending order strictly according to suit. Playing the game First, move any possible cards from the auxiliaries to the foundations, for example, play the deuce of clubs upon the ace of clubs, and the three of clubs on the deuce, etc. Cards may also be played from one auxiliary stack to another auxiliary, again according to suit but in decreasing order. When no more cards can be played either upon the foundations or within the auxiliary piles, clicking the "Deal Now" button will shuffle the auxiliaries without disturbing any sequences already established. The game is over when all the cards have been played upon the foundations or when no more moves are possible after the last shuffle. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. How to play Shift ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Shift is played using the thirteen diamonds. There are two rows. You have to move the cards so that the upper row contains ace to 7 (from left to right) and the lower row contains the 8 to King so that the free space is at the lower right corner. Cards can be moved horizontally and vertically to the free space. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.11. How to play TidyUp ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ TidyUp is played using 32 cards (the ace and the cards from seven to King of each suit). The Tableau There are 4 rows of cards, each with 8 cards face-up. The four aces are on the left side of the rows. Playing the game To win the game you have to get all the cards of each suit arranged in order from seven to king beside the ace of the same suit. Any seven may be moved to its proper place beside its ace if that spot is vacant. Other than that, a card may only be played if there is an empty spot to the left of the next highest card of the same suit or to the right of the next lowest. In other words, the nine of hearts could only be moved if there were a vacancy to the left of the ten of hearts, wherever it may be, or if there were room immediately to the right of the eight of hearts. Strategy The game comes to a halt when all the free spaces are to the right of the kings, so it is important to be aware of chances to get the kings moved to the far right of the tableau as soon as possible. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.12. How to play Towers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Towers is played using 52 cards. The Tableau The lower part of the tableau consists of 6 to 12 columns of cards, depending on the selected options. In the upper part of the tableau there are 2 to 6 auxiliary fields (depending on the selected options) in the middle and two empty fields on either side where the four foundations are to be built. All cards, with the exception of those dealt initially to the auxiliaries, are automatically dealt to the lower part of the tableau at the start of each game. To win the game you have play all the cards from the tableau onto the foundations strictly by suit in increasing order, starting with the aces. Playing the game First, any free ace may be moved to the foundation fields. Then any available card from the columns or from the auxiliary fields which can be played upon the foundations may be moved there. When no more cards can be played directly to the foundations, cards can be played from columns below to other columns in descending order by suit. For example, the eight of spades may be played upon the nine of spades, and the seven upon the eight, etc. The auxiliary fields in the middle above are used as a "holding tank" for temporary storage of cards. Each field can hold but one card. Cards from the auxiliaries may be played directly upon the foundations in the proper increasing order by suit, or upon the columns below in decreasing order by suit. Only a king may be placed in an empty column area in the lower part of the tableau. Strategy Before building a sequence in one of the columns longer than the number of available holding cells in the auxiliary fields, make certain that the sequence is not burying a card necessary for moving the cards in the series to the foundations or to another column. The game is over when all the cards have been played onto the foundations by suit from ace to king, or when no more moves are possible. Further information: Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Menu commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Game New game Select game... Replay last game High score... Moves Undo Redo Pause Cheat Options Settings... Help Index help General help Help on help Key help Rules of the game Support Product information... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Hotkeys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Hotkeys: F2 New game. Ctrl+F2 Select game. F3 Pause. ESC Bosskey ;-) Backspace Undo last move. Ctrl+Backspace Redo last move. Ctrl+S Brings up the options dialog. Ctrl+R Rules of the game. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The menu choice <Game> includes the following menu choices: <Game|New cards> Starts a new game. <Game|Select game...> Lets you choose between 12 different solitaire games. <Game|Replay last game> Starts the last game again. <Game|High score...> Brings up the records screen (high scores). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The menu choice <Move> includes the following menu choices: <Move|Undo> Backs up one move. <Move|Redo> Undos the last Undo. <Move|Pause> Interrupts the game. <Move|Cheat> Lets you make illegal moves. By doing so you can't receive a high score. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The menu choice <Options> includes the following choices: <Options|Settings...> Brings up a dialog with the provided options. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The menu choice <Help> includes the following choices: <Help|Index help> Displays a list of all help topics in alphabetic order. If you want to know more about one topic, click on the word to go to that entry. <Help|General help> Brings up information about the active window. <Help|Help on help> Displays information how to use the help functions. <Help|Key help> Displays the available hot keys. <Help|Rules of the game> Displays the rules for the selected card game. <Help|Support> Displays the list with the support channels. <Help|Product information...> Brings up the dialog with copyright information. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Informations about the dialogs. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Dialog: Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Selecting this option brings up the about screen, wich gives you information about the version number and the author. Please click on the button <Copyright> if you want to see more information about the copyright of this program. Clicking on the <Enter license code> button brings up the license code dialog. Further Information How to order the product. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Dialog: Game over ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You solved the game! Clicking on <New game> starts a new game. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Dialog: Game over ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Hah! You lost! There are still cards left. Clicking on <New game> starts a new game. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Dialog: High score ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This dialog box brings up the top scores. You can reset the records from this screen by clicking on <Reset>. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Dialog: General settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Language This setting gives the player the choice as to whether the help files, the menus, the settings notebook, and all messages for Card Games for OS/2 are in English or German. Changes will take place upon closing the Settings dialogue. Window: State Checking this box will activate the status and message line at the bottom of the display window. Window: Timer This activates the clock to time each game played. It will only be displayed if "State" is also checked. Sound Check this box if you want sound effects. Single mouseclick If this box is checked a single mouseclick is sufficient to move cards. Leaving it unchecked makes double- clicking the default action. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings except Language to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Dialog: Background settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Background color Click on the color you wish the background to assume when no patterned image is selected. Changes are immediate. Background image Choose "no image" for a plain color background. Select any of the numbered images for a patterned background. Changes are immediate. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. Dialog: Select deck ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Deck Click on the card back pattern you wish your Card Games for OS/2 to use. Changes are immediate. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8. Dialog: Variant of Calculation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Rule Select the number of auxiliary spaces you wish the game to use. The more spaces available, the easier it becomes to win the game. The fewer you use, the more challenging the play becomes. Show preview Checking this box activates a preview table displaying the proper order for the cards in each foundation. In the table, black card names signify cards already played. Green tells you which card is required next on each foundation pile. Blue indicates the positions the current top card in the talon can take in each of the growing foundation builds. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.9. Dialog: Variant of FreeCell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Number of towers Choose how many Towers or auxiliary holding cells (2 to 6) you wish for your game. More spaces makes winning the game easier, while fewer makes it more challenging. Number of columns Choose how many columns (6 to 10) you wish dealt to the main part of the tableau. More columns makes the game easier to win, since it increases the number of possible cards to play upon, while fewer columns makes it more difficult. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.10. Dialog: Variant of Towers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Number of towers Choose how many Towers or auxiliary holding cells (2 to 6) you wish for your game. More spaces makes winning the game easier, while fewer makes it more challenging. Number of columns Choose how many columns (6 to 12) you wish dealt to the main part of the tableau. More columns makes the game easier to win, since it increases the number of possible cards to play upon, while fewer columns makes it more difficult. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.11. Dialog: Variant of Klondike ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Rule This box lists the options you may choose for the number of cards to be turned up from the talon in each draw as well as the total number of times the discard stack from the talon can be turned over and drawn from again. "Las Vegas Rules" are "Draw one card, turn none" and make for a challenging game. "Draw three cards, turn unlimited" make for a more readily won game for those who like a little more gratification in their diversions. Pick the game variation you like the best. Show aces If you check this box, aces will have been extracted from the deck and already played to the foundations at the start of each game. Uniform columns Checking this box will change the tableau so that the columns in the main playing area each start out with the same number of cards. The traditional display begins with one card in the first column, two in the second, and so forth up to seven cards in the seventh column. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.12. Dialog: Variant of Klondike 104 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Rule This box lists the options you may choose for the number of cards to be turned up from the talon in each draw as well as the total number of times the discard stack from the talon can be turned over and drawn from again. "Las Vegas Rules" are "Draw one card, use talon once" and make for a challenging game. "Draw three cards, no limit on talon" make for a more readily won game for those who like a little more gratification in their diversions. Pick the game variation you like the best. Show aces If you check this box, aces will have been extracted from the deck and already played to the foundations at the start of each game. Uniform columns Checking this box will change the tableau so that the columns in the main playing area each start out with the same number of cards. The traditional display begins with one card in the first column, two in the second, and so forth up to ten cards in the tenth column. Undo Restores settings to those active at the time the Settings notebook was opened. Default Restores all settings to their original state. Help Activates this screen. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.13. Dialog: Software license code for the product ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This dialog lets you enter your license code once you have registered or purchased Card Games for OS/2. Please enter both parts of your license code (located on the booklet or your license card) exactly as printed, paying particular attention to any spaces in either your name or the registration key. If your software license code consists of both your name and a registration number, please enter your name exactly as printed on the registration card in Part A and the number in Part B. The program will save the data when you close the dialog. Further information How to order the product. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. How to order the product ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may have received your copy of the Card Games for OS/2 through any of several channels. Continued legal use of the program requires a license code or registration key, which must be entered in the license code page of the settings notebook, also accessible from the Product Information screen under the Help Menu. This license code is part of the commercial package or may be purchased separately for the non-commercial version. The shareware product is fully functional and unrestricted before the license code has been entered, but if you use the Card Games for more than 30 days you must register the product and enter your valid license code. Upon entering the license code the reminder screens will no longer be displayed when you use your Card Games for OS/2. Ordering the license code: You have to pay for the license code. The license code will eliminate the reminder screens. To order the license code, send the author a note (eMail or post card) with your name and adress or use SWREG on CompuServe or contact BMT Micro. Upon payment, you will receive a software license code which can be entered for continued legal use of the package. This license code will apply to ALL future releases of this package. Important: This one fee is all you have to pay. There are no further costs. Direct order via author --------------------------------- Mail: Felix Maschek Ditmar-Koel-Str. 34 20459 Hamburg, Germany Fax: +49 (0)40 316 312 eMail: order@maschek.pair.com WWW: http://maschek.pair.com The fee for this method is DM 35,-- (or USD 28 or equivalent in other currencies) I accept Check, Money order, Cash, Credit Cards (EuroCard/MasterCard and Visa) and German Stamps. Bank account 1152 786 081 Hamburger Sparkasse BCN/BLZ: 200 505 50 (For Germany and other states within the EU: These fees includes 15% sales tax.) You may use my Public Key for PGP if you want to encrypt your message or order. The Public Key is inluded in the file fm_pgp.asc in the Card Games directory. You may get the Public Key from my Web-Site, too. Order via BMT Micro --------------------------------- Mail order: BMT Micro 452 Horn Road Wilmington, NC 28412-2411 U.S.A. Voice: 8.00am bis 8.00pm EST (-5 GMT) (800) 414-4268 (Orders only) (910) 791-7052 (Orders and questions) Fax: (910) 350-2937 24 hours / 7 Days BBS: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4K (910) 799-0923 Direct 28.8K line CompuServe: Thomas Bradford, 74031,307 Internet: orders@bmtmicro.com The fee for this method is USD 28. BMT Micro accepts American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Diner's Club, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders. Order via CompuServe --------------------------------- Members of CompuServe have an easier way to order, by using on-line registration. The fee for this method is USD 28. Log in to CompuServe. After the 'forum!'-prompt, enter 'GO SWREG', look for FMCRDS or the program 1839 and register online. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Product information and Copyright ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Card Games for OS/2, Copyright 1994-1996 by Felix Maschek, Hamburg. This package of games, "Card Games for OS/2, Version 3.0" is distributed identically as shareware or as a commercial package. The only difference is that the commercial package consists of the program and the license code, too. That means that if you like it and use it and have no license code, you have an obligation to pay for it. This program may distributed freely without any license code, but it is NOT public domain or freeware. You may NOT distribute this program in any commercial format without my express written permission. The purchaser agrees that the Card Games for OS/2 and accompanying materials are the property of Felix Maschek. Felix Maschek makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, with respect to the quality, performance, accuracy, or fitness of the Card Games for OS/2 for any particular purpose. Felix Maschek assumes no responsibility for any decisions made or actions taken on the part of the purchaser because of the use of the Card Games for OS/2. In no event shall Felix Maschek, or any of its representatives, be liable for any loss of profit or any other damages, arising out of the use or inability to use this product - even if Felix Maschek or an authorized agent of such has been advised of the possibility of such damages - or for any claim by any other party. As with all software, please protect yourself against the possibility of computer viruses. If you have no license code, you have 30 days to test the games. If you are using the games beyond the 30 day free trial period, you are required to order the license code for your copy. When you order, you will receive a registration code which can be used to personalize your copy. Once the license code has been entered, this code will appear in the Product information dialog. You are not allowed to give your license code or a copy of the licensed program to others. Further information: How to order the product. This program and all accompanying files may be distributed freely, provided that neither text nor any other file is modified in any way. No file may be omitted in the distribution. The author reserves the right to make changes, enhancements and improvements to the Card Games for OS/2 at any time and without notice. Distributor of the commercial package for North America Mail order: BMT Micro 452 Horn Road Wilmington, NC 28412-2411 U.S.A. Voice: 8:00am bis 8:00pm EST (-5 GMT) (800) 414-4268 (Orders only) (910) 791-7052 (Orders and questions) Fax: (910) 350-2937 24 hours / 7 Days BBS: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4K (910) 799-0923 Direct 28.8K line CompuServe: Thomas Bradford, 74031,307 Internet: orders@bmtmicro.com or http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. New releases ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Your license code will apply to ALL future releases of this package. So you may use these future releases of the Card Games for OS/2 as an update. You may get new releases of the Card Games for OS/2 through one of these channels (please search for FMCRDS*.ZIP): CompuServe: GO OS2BVEN - Lib 1 (ShareWare) GO OS2USER - Lib 16 (Fun and Games) GO OS2UGER - Lib 7 (dt. Programme) FTP: ftp://ftp.maschek.pair.com WWW: http://maschek.pair.com BBS: Software Exchange System - join conference 7 ("MASCHEK") +49 (0) 4102 820055 (ISDN 128Kbit with CFOS CCB) +49 (0) 4102 320125 (ISDN 64Kbit using ISDNCOM/2) +49 (0) 4102 320128 (ISDN 64Kbit using ISDNCOM/2) +49 (0) 4102 58127 (US Robotics, V.Everything 33.6Kbit) +49 (0) 4102 320128 (US Robotics, Dualstandard 14.4Kbit) 3 1/2" Disk: Direct from the author. You may order a floppy disk with the newest release of the Card Games for DM 5,-- (or USD 5 or equivalent in other currencies). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Contacting the Author, Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may contact the author through one of these channels: Mail: Felix Maschek Ditmar-Koel-Str. 34 20459 Hamburg, Germany Fax: +49 (0) 40 316 312 eMail: felix@maschek.pair.com WWW: http://maschek.pair.com You may use my Public Key for PGP if you want to encrypt your message or order. The Public Key is inluded in the file fm_pgp.asc in the Card Games directory. You may get the Public Key from my Web-Site, too. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Special thanks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ I have to thank the following persons for their help: My wife Britta Drews for testing, ideas and continued support. Larry Snyder, Michael Kilby and Markus Wetzel for English translation. Thomas Bradford for his support in distribution. J. Daniel Kulp for his nice cardbitmaps. Thomas Blummer for the installation program. Ingo Wegener for the Artwork.