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- Constitution - (Interregnum)
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- This game uses two card packs, the odds are in the players favour.
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- Original game play taken from The Penguin Book of Patience By David Parlett.
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- MS Windows (TM) Version by John Gould (C) 1993,1994
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- Layout
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- A row of eight cards (the 'indicators') are initially dealt at the
- top of the playing area. Below this eight bases are displayed. An empty
- base consists of a round cornered card size rectangle containing the
- value of the founding card. Finally a second row of eight cards are
- dealt below the bases (middle row).
- This constitutes eight wastepiles which will be extended in columns
- towards the bottom of the playing area.
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- Object
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- To build eight suits in the middle row, in ascending sequence but
- regardless of suit. The base card of each suit, to be founded as and
- when it becomes available, is to be one rank higher than the indicator
- above it in the top row, this is the value displayed in the empty round
- cornered rectangle. The indicator itself will subsequently be
- used to crown the suit to show that it has been completed.
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- If the 'Alternate' option is set the founding card must be the same
- colour as the indicator, the sequence alternates in colour as each base
- is built up. The 'Any' option (default) allows any colour build sequence.
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- Example
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- Suppose the leftmost card of the top row is a Jack, the empty
- base below will contain a Q. When a Queen turns up, set her below the
- Jack as a base, and build K, A, 2 and so on.
- When the ten is reached, crown that suite with the Jack and cease
- building. The crowned pile will change to display the card back picture.
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- Play
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- Click and drag to move cards, click on the pack to deal a fresh row
- of eight cards.
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- All cards in the bottom row are immediately available for founding as
- bases or building on any suite in the middle row. When all such moves
- have been made, deal the next eight cards of stock by clicking with
- your mouse on the pack displayed at the top left of the playing area.
- A new set of eight cards is then dealt from left to right across the
- bottom row, filling vacancies from which previous cards have already
- been built.
- Where a card covers another, they are overlapped so that both are visible.
- Having dealt, pause and make any builds that may be possible.
- Each exposed card in the bottom row is available. When built, it releases
- the one below it for building. Continue in the same way, building as
- far as possible, then clicking on the pack to deal a further eight cards,
- then building again, and so on. There is no redeal.
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- Distribution
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- You are granted the right to use and to make an unlimited number of
- copies of this software. You may not disassemble, decompose, reverse
- engineer, or alter this file or any of the other files in the package.
- This includes, but is not limited to modifying any icons, menus, or
- displays associated with the software.
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- This software is provided as FREEWARE and cannot be sold. This restriction
- does not apply to connect time charges, or flat rate connection/download
- fees for electronic bulletin board services. This software can not be
- bundled with any commercial package without express written permission
- from the author.
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- The author of this program accepts no responsibility for damages resulting
- from the use of this product and makes no warranty or representation,
- either express or implied, including but not limited to, any implied
- warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This
- software is provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume all risks when
- using it.
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- History
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- First public release
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- Version 1.0 SMOPT 9th July 93
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- Constutn.exe 195584 bytes.
- Constutn.doc 3550 bytes.
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- Archive file constut.zip
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- Version 1.2 21st June 1994
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- Constitution now includes a choice of card backs, use the deck option from
- the pull down menu. The selected card back is saved in a constutn.ini
- file which is placed in the Windows directory. No other modifications are
- made to any directory structure and no modifications are made to any other
- Windows .ini or other file(s).
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- An end of game display is now incorporated. You will have to play the game
- and stack all of the cards to see the end of game display.
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- Removing the game from your system
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- Delete constutn.exe, constutn.txt, the zip archive if you have not already
- done so. Remove the constutn.ini file from the Windows directory.
- No other files are modified or used in any way by the program.
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- Files in this release constut2.zip (1.2 21st June 1994)
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- Constutn.exe 294912 bytes.
- Constutn.txt 5213 bytes.
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- Please do not distribute these files separately, only distribute the
- packed self extracting archive constut2.zip.
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- This program was written as a illustration of my MS Windows (TM) programming
- skills. (Or otherwise?)
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- Contacting the author:-
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- By mail
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- John Gould
- 16, Hanmer Road.
- Simpson Village,
- Milton Keynes.
- MK6 3AY
- England. U.K.
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- Internet
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- johng@lobby.ti.com
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