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- How to play ONO:
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- The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards by matching
- either colors or numbers and face patterns. Player turns proceed in the
- order indicated by the arrow at the left. Each player must either play
- a card that matches the color or pattern of the upturned card at right,
- play a special wild card, or draw a card if no matches or plays can be
- made. To play a card in your hand, point to it with the mouse arrow
- and click the mouse button. The card will be placed on the play stack
- (if legal) and the next player will try to make a match. Special cards
- include:
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- Reverse: reverse the order of players' turns
- Skip: force the next player to skip a turn
- Draw2: force the next player to take two cards and lose a turn
- Wild: the player dealing this card may pick the active color
- Wild4: pick the active color and force the next player to
- draw four cards and lose a turn! This card may only
- be played if you cannot match the current color with
- a regular card.
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- If you cannot play a card, click on the stack pile with the mouse. The
- card that is turned up may either be played (if legal) by clicking on the
- play pile or added to your hand by clicking on your cards. Thus, a drawn
- card may be played right away or saved. To pick the color for a wild
- card, click with the mouse on the desired color in the color box at the
- right. Note that because wild cards have no color until you choose, they
- may be matched with any other card, and you may choose to keep the same
- color in play.
-
- The command buttons at the left have the following uses:
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- Help - displays this help file
- Sound - turns sound on or off
- Sort - sort the cards in your hand by color and value
- Manual/Auto - change the style of play, with "auto" advancing
- turns and displaying messages after a certain length of time,
- and "manual" waiting for a mouse click before action proceeds
- Fast / Slow - change the rate at which "auto" play proceeds
- Restart - redeal a new game
- Quit - leave the program
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- Enjoy the game!
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