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This is the !Help file for !Solitaire V1.01, 29 May 1994.

Licence & Copyright & Boring stuff:
This software (ie. the application '!Solitaire' and all its constituent files,
namely !Run, !Help, !Sprites, SpritesS, SpritesL, Spritefile, !RunImage,
Templates2 & Templates3), are copyright A.J.Holdsworth 1994. Permission is
granted to freely use, copy and redistribute this software provided that
you do not make any charge for it. A reasonable charge may be levied for
handling, etc.

If you like this game (why?) please let me know...
Similarly, if you find any bugs :-( let me know too (Address at end)

So, you ask, why yet another version of the age old game of soliatire? Well,
frankly, I was bored and didn't feel like doing anything serious, so I did what
I always do... wrote a silly proglette.

Main features:
	* Large/Small icons & board
	* Automatically uses hi-res sprites when appropriate (eg. on mode
	  change)
	* Looks nice :-)
	* Full undo/redo facility (even right back to the start!)
	* Should work under Risc OS 2 and use special 2D templates
	* Does work under Risc OS 3 (and uses 3D templates! Gosh!)
	* Makes your eyes go screwy after a while ;-), but not half as badly
	  as some other, inferior, desktop solitaire games.

The Game of Solitaire
=====================
The game board consists of 33 holes arranged in a cross shape, and into 32 of
these holes are placed pegs, marbles, or something similar, leaving the centre
hole empty.
The objective of the game is to remove all bar one peg, and to finish with this
one peg in the centre hole. Pieces are removed from by board by 'leapfrogging'
other pieces over them horizontally or vertically (not diagonally). A piece
may only 'leapfrog' one other piece at a time, and the 'leapfrogged' piece
is removed from the board immediately.

How to Load & Play the Game
===========================
Double click on the !Soliatire icon in the desktop. After a brief period of
disc activity, you should be rewarded with an icon of the icon bar. Clicking
on this icon with Select will open the main game window, and Adjust will show
a brief summary of the rules.
Clicking with Menu on the icon bar icon, or in any window belonging to the game
will open the Solitaire menu, from which you can quit the game, and get up an
info box containing lots and lots of *really* useful information.
Move pieces by clicking on the piece you wish to move (which will, as if by
magic, become hi-lit) and then the hole you wish to move the piece into. If
you change your mind about which piece you want to move, either click on it
again (which will clear the selection), or click on another piece (which will
hi-light & select that piece instead). The program will not allow you to make
an invalid move (it will simply ignore the mouse click).

So What're All The Other Buttons For Then, Eh?
==============================================
Well, 'Start Afresh', um, starts afresh, ie. resets the board to its initial
state.
'Undo' undoes the last move you made. You can undo all the way back to the start
of the game, if you really want to. Oh yes, you can't undo a 'start afresh' I'm
afraid.
'Redo' redoes the last move you un-did. If you make a move in the game after
undoing some other move(s) then you must continue from there (Redo will not
be available).
'Large icons' / 'Small icons' - this is a really neat feature, honest. The game
has two modes of operation, 'large icons' and 'small icons'. The large mode uses
a larger board with larger pieces - easier to see and play on a standard TV
monitor; the small mode uses a smaller board and pieces that look are better
suited to a hi-res monitor. Of course, you're free to choose which size you
prefer...

So That's it then?
==================
Yup. That's about all there is to it. Fiddle with it, see what happens.
Have fun...

Disclaimer
~~~~~~~~~~
Use of this software is completely at your own risk. The author can accept no
responsibility for any damage/loss arising from the use, or inability to use
this software. No warranty, express or implied, applies to this software.
This is not PD: the Copyright in this software belongs at all times to the
author. However, permission is granted for unrestricted distribution
prodividing that *no* charge is made for the distribution [a charge may be made
for handling/media] and that the whole of the software is supplied intact and
unaltered. Permission is also granted for unrestricted use and alteration of
the software [but if you fix a bug / add anything nice, let me know so I can
patch the 'master' version].

Bug reports / comments / etc to:
Angelos tou Thanatou c/o 23 Baronsway, Whitkirk, Leeds, LS15 7AW, England.
(until Sept-ish '96: n0ae3@newton.ncl.ac.uk)
