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- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\ R A N G O O N /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\ Version 1.11 25 Aug 1993 /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
- \-\-\-\-\-\-\- A Game of Solitaire for Windows -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\ Copyright (c)1992 Rudy Muller /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- All Rights Reserved -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
-
- Rangoon is a game of solitaire with all of the 52 cards faced up.
- Though all the cards are shown, and in spite of its simple rules
- it is a challenge to find the strategy to complete a game.
-
- After shuffling the deck, the cards will be laid down face up in
- four rows of 13 cards each. Subsequently the kings are taken up,
- and put down in front of the rows.
- The object is to rearrange the cards such that each row contains
- one complete family (the cards of a suit in the correct ranking:
- King, Queen, Jack, Ten, ...., Three, Two, Ace).
- Rearranging is done by using the four vacant places which were
- created by moving the kings to the front. A card can be moved to
- a vacant place, provided that the card is ranked with the card
- in front of the vacant place ( e.g. the 6 of spades can be moved
- behind the 7 of spades). By moving another vacant place pops up,
- which can be used to move a card to, and so on.
- The game is ended when all vacant places are behind an Ace or
- behind another vacancy, so no more card can be moved.
- This solitaire enjoys some popularity in the Netherlands, and is
- known under various names and in various flavors. The program of
- Rangoon supports a number of variants.
-
-
- [ domain ]
-
- I am releasing this as "POSTCARDWARE", which means the software
- is in the public domain. You are entitled to distribute this
- package, as long as you (a) include this very documentation file
- with the package when you distribute it, (b) do not, in any way,
- alter this file or one of the other files of the package, and
- (c) do not charge more than the cost of packaging the program,
- if you are distributing it on disk or other media.
-
- Finally, sending me a POSTCARD of the town you are living, will
- entitle you to play the game after some trial period.
-
-
- [ disclaimer ]
-
- The author makes no representations about the suitability of
- this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
- express or implied warranty.
-
- You should also be aware that there are bad people out there
- who will ignore part (b) above and put a virus into this program
- -- if you do not check the program for viruses, logic bombs,
- trojan horses, etc. before you run it, don't blame me if there
- is one. Basically, run this program at your own risk.
-
-
- [ availability ]
- < TO BE SUPPLIED / UPDATED BY BBS-SYSOP >
- VBRUN200.DLL is the visual basic runtime library needed, and can
- be ftp-ed from CICA /pub/pc/win3/util/vbrun200.zip
- DDEML.DLL is a windows 3.1 library needed when running the game
- under windows 3.0. For a legal copy please contact your local
- MicroSoft dealer.
-
-
- [ history ]
-
- Because it was -and still is- my favourite game of solitaire, I
- wrote a program for it way back in 1983 (coded in basic and 8080
- assembler for the DAI). In 1984 I ported the program to GWBasic
- on a XT, but neither the graphics nor the performance were at a
- level sufficient to release the program. The introduction of
- Visual Basic gave me the opportunity to write a program with
- a satisfactory look and performance, and also get some exercise
- in what turned out to be a fine development environment.
- Because Rangoon is developed in Visual Basic the program must be
- run under MicroSoft Windows, and does need the run-time package
- VBRUN200.DLL.
-
-
- [ installation ]
-
- Copy the following files onto your hard disc in a directory of
- your choice (eg c:\windows\wingames\rangoon):
- <owndir>\raninfo.txt
- <owndir>\ranhist.txt
- <owndir>\ranprob.txt
- <owndir>\rangoon.exe
- <owndir>\rangoon.hlp
- <owndir>\rantitle.bmp
- <owndir>\randeck.bmp
-
- The file VBRUN200.DLL is not part of the Rangoon package, it is
- needed because the program is written in MicroSoft Visual Basic,
- which does need the DLL at run-time. The file may be located in
- the start-up directory as well as in the windows directory or in
- any other directory mentioned in the environment-variable {PATH}.
- The [availability]-section may give a clue where to grab it.
-
-
- To run the program for a first introduction, type:
- cd <owndir>
- win rangoon
-
- To install the game start windows, go to the Program Manager and
- choose F[ile] / N[ew..] / Program-item, and fill in the form:
- Description : rangoon
- Command Line: <owndir>\rangoon.exe
- or for Windows 3.1
- Description : rangoon
- Command Line: rangoon.exe
- Working Directory: <owndir>
- (note: an icon is embedded in the executable)
-
- If you do not want to locate the files rangoon.hlp, rantitle.bmp,
- raninfo.txt and/or randeck.bmp in the directory of rangoon.exe
- you will have to create a private-profile named "rangoon.ini" in
- the windows-directory, and append the following lines:
- [RANGOON]
- About=<drive>:<aboutdir>\raninfo.txt
- CardDeck=<drive>:<bmpdir>\randeck.bmp
- Help=<drive>:<helpdir>\rangoon.hlp
- Title=<drive>:<titledir>\rantitle.bmp
-
-
- [ how to play ]
-
- Start the program and use the help provided (in rangoon.hlp)
-
-
- [ future plans ]
-
- The future plans regarding RANGOON are:
- o solve the bugs (if any :-)
- o (?) move-preview (at hole, at card)
- o (!) ideas from other players
-
-
- [ credits ]
-
- A (considerable) contribution to the program has been made by:
- o MicroSoft, USA (VisualBasic & Windows)
- o Marcel Zwienenberg, Apeldoorn, Netherlands (alpha-test)
- o Tilly Jansen, Hengelo, Netherlands (alpha-test)
- o Martin Snow, Colorado (beta-testing, help-text screening)
- o Rob Zahora, Burlington, Massachusetts (first to register)
- o Andy & Sandy Fraser, Nashua, New Hampshire (beta-testing)
- o Bob Pomerleau, Augusta, Maine (beta-testing)
- o Patrick Roosen, Bruxelles, Belgium (beta-testing)
-
-
- [ kind regards ]
-
- I sincerely hope that this program will be of some entertainment
- or use for you. When you find any problems or wish to offer
- any suggestions, please feel free to mail (electronic or by
- paper) to the address below.
- If you like the game and don't have problems nor suggestions,
- still consider sending me a note ( or by preference the picture
- postcard of the town you are living), because I certainly like
- to know if the game is appreciated. And - of course - because a
- hobbyist does not only enjoy writing a program, but also likes
- an occasional pat on his shoulder :-)
- I am also very curious how the game will travel over the world,
- so please mention the version-number, and the source from which
- you have obtained this program.
-
- Rudy Muller
- Havezatelaan 3
- 7414 GD Deventer
- Netherlands
-
- phone: (+31) 5700 70631 (home) Fido: Rudy Muller@2:500/46
- phone: (+31) 55 434195 (work) DTN: 829-4195
- Internet: muller@idca.tds.philips.nl DECnet: HLDE01::MULLER_R
- ( future: muller@apd.dec.com )
-
- Thank you and enjoy the game.
-