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	1	Forty Thieves is a patience game played with two full packs of
	2	cards. At the start of the game forty cards are dealt on the
	3	eight 'bases' along the top of the window. The object of the
	4	game is to place all the cards onto the eight 'foundations'. The
	5	foundations are built starting with the ace and adding cards of
	6	the same suit up to the king. Cards are dealt from the pack and
	7	placed on the discard pile. Cards may be moved from the discard
	8	pile or one of the bases to a base or a foundation. Only one
	9	card can be moved at a time. Cards can only be placed on a base
	10	if the top card of the base is of the same suit and is one
	11	higher in pip value or the base is empty e.g. the eight of
	12	spades can only be placed on top of the nine of spades.
	13
	14	When the mouse cursor is over a card which can be moved it
	15	changes to the 'hand' cursor. The card can then be moved by
	16	double clicking the left button.
	17
	18	The mouse cursor also changes to a hand when a card is dragged
	19	by placing the cursor over the card and holding down the left
	20	button. This feature can be enabled and disabled by selecting
	21	the 'Helping hand' option from the Edit menu.
	22
	23	The 'foundations' are the eight piles of cards down the left
	24	side of the window. When the game starts these piles are empty.
	25	The object of the game is to place all the cards on the
	26	foundations. An ace can be placed on any empty foundation. Other
	27	cards can only be placed on a foundation if the top card is of
	28	the same suit and is one lower in pip value e.g. the three of
	29	clubs can be placed on the four of clubs.
	30
	31	The 'bases' are the ten piles of cards along the top of the
	32	window. At the start of the game four cards are dealt face up on
	33	each of the bases. A card can be added to a base if the base is
	34	empty or if the top card is of the same suit and is one higher
	35	in pip value e.g. the queen of hearts can be placed on the king
	36	of hearts The top card of a base can be moved onto another base
	37	or a foundation.
	38
	39	Cards can be only moved one at a time. The top card of the pack
	40	can be dealt onto discard pile by placing the mouse cursor over
	41	the pack and pressing the left button. The number of cards
	42	remaining is displayed to the right of the pack.
	43
	44	Cards can be moved from the discard pile or the bases either by
	45	'double-clicking' or by dragging. If the left button is
	46	double-clicked when the mouse cursor is over a card and it can
	47	move to another pile, it will do so. This is a quick way of
	48	moving cards when their destination is unambiguous.
	49
	50	A card can be dragged by placing the mouse cursor over the card
	51	and holding down the left button. The card will follow the mouse
	52	cursor until the left button is released. If the card is over a
	53	pile on which it can be placed it will be added to that pile,
	54	otherwise it will be returned to the pile from which it was
	55	dragged.
	56
	57	One point is scored for every card that is placed on a
	58	foundation. Since there are two packs of 52 cards the maximum
	59	score is 104. A record is kept of the number of games played,
	60	the number of games won, the current score and the average
	61	score. This information is displayed at bottom right of the
	62	window and is stored on disk between games. A game is deemed to
	63	have started if the cards have been dealt and any card has been
	64	moved. If the game is abandoned before it is finished (i.e. by
	65	starting a new game or closing window) it counts as a lost game.
	66	New players can be added by selecting the 'Player' option from
	67	the Game menu. A summary of players' scores can be displayed by
	68	selecting the 'Scores...' option from the Game menu.
	69
	70	All moves are recorded and can be undone. To undo a move select
	71	the undo menu item from the Edit menu. A quicker way of undoing
	72	is to press the right mouse button (it doesn't matter where the
	73	mouse cursor is). Right button undo can be enabled and disabled
	74	by selecting the 'Right button undo' option from the Edit menu.
	75	Pressing the right mouse button with the control key pressed
	76	re-does a previously undone move.
	77
	78	An empty base or two is very useful as it gives the opportunity
	79	to unscramble other bases. Try not to build onto kings which
	80	obscure valuable cards as it will be difficult to get to them
	81	later. The undo facility is very useful for going back and using
	82	'hindsight'.
	83
	84	Don't be put off if you can't win every game. I reckon winning 1
	85	in 10 is pretty good (winning 1 in 3 is excellent).
	86