From fcd86df154b8109e7252da409015ba4425187575 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Smart Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 08:57:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added instructions to Forty. git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@4019 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775 --- samples/forty/readme.txt | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 86 insertions(+) create mode 100644 samples/forty/readme.txt diff --git a/samples/forty/readme.txt b/samples/forty/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e8a2be7cde --- /dev/null +++ b/samples/forty/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +Forty Thieves is a patience game played with two full packs of +cards. At the start of the game forty cards are dealt on the +eight 'bases' along the top of the window. The object of the +game is to place all the cards onto the eight 'foundations'. The +foundations are built starting with the ace and adding cards of +the same suit up to the king. Cards are dealt from the pack and +placed on the discard pile. Cards may be moved from the discard +pile or one of the bases to a base or a foundation. Only one +card can be moved at a time. Cards can only be placed on a base +if the top card of the base is of the same suit and is one +higher in pip value or the base is empty e.g. the eight of +spades can only be placed on top of the nine of spades. + +When the mouse cursor is over a card which can be moved it +changes to the 'hand' cursor. The card can then be moved by +double clicking the left button. + +The mouse cursor also changes to a hand when a card is dragged +by placing the cursor over the card and holding down the left +button. This feature can be enabled and disabled by selecting +the 'Helping hand' option from the Edit menu. + +The 'foundations' are the eight piles of cards down the left +side of the window. When the game starts these piles are empty. +The object of the game is to place all the cards on the +foundations. An ace can be placed on any empty foundation. Other +cards can only be placed on a foundation if the top card is of +the same suit and is one lower in pip value e.g. the three of +clubs can be placed on the four of clubs. + +The 'bases' are the ten piles of cards along the top of the +window. At the start of the game four cards are dealt face up on +each of the bases. A card can be added to a base if the base is +empty or if the top card is of the same suit and is one higher +in pip value e.g. the queen of hearts can be placed on the king +of hearts The top card of a base can be moved onto another base +or a foundation. + +Cards can be only moved one at a time. The top card of the pack +can be dealt onto discard pile by placing the mouse cursor over +the pack and pressing the left button. The number of cards +remaining is displayed to the right of the pack. + +Cards can be moved from the discard pile or the bases either by +'double-clicking' or by dragging. If the left button is +double-clicked when the mouse cursor is over a card and it can +move to another pile, it will do so. This is a quick way of +moving cards when their destination is unambiguous. + +A card can be dragged by placing the mouse cursor over the card +and holding down the left button. The card will follow the mouse +cursor until the left button is released. If the card is over a +pile on which it can be placed it will be added to that pile, +otherwise it will be returned to the pile from which it was +dragged. + +One point is scored for every card that is placed on a +foundation. Since there are two packs of 52 cards the maximum +score is 104. A record is kept of the number of games played, +the number of games won, the current score and the average +score. This information is displayed at bottom right of the +window and is stored on disk between games. A game is deemed to +have started if the cards have been dealt and any card has been +moved. If the game is abandoned before it is finished (i.e. by +starting a new game or closing window) it counts as a lost game. +New players can be added by selecting the 'Player' option from +the Game menu. A summary of players' scores can be displayed by +selecting the 'Scores...' option from the Game menu. + +All moves are recorded and can be undone. To undo a move select +the undo menu item from the Edit menu. A quicker way of undoing +is to press the right mouse button (it doesn't matter where the +mouse cursor is). Right button undo can be enabled and disabled +by selecting the 'Right button undo' option from the Edit menu. +Pressing the right mouse button with the control key pressed +re-does a previously undone move. + +An empty base or two is very useful as it gives the opportunity +to unscramble other bases. Try not to build onto kings which +obscure valuable cards as it will be difficult to get to them +later. The undo facility is very useful for going back and using +'hindsight'. + +Don't be put off if you can't win every game. I reckon winning 1 +in 10 is pretty good (winning 1 in 3 is excellent). + -- 2.47.2