Constitution - (Interregnum) This game uses two card packs, the odds are in the players favour. Original game play taken from The Penguin Book of Patience By David Parlett. MS Windows (TM) Version by John Gould (C) 1993,1994 Layout ------ 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. Object ------ 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. 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. Example ------- 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. Play ---- Click and drag to move cards, click on the pack to deal a fresh row of eight cards. 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. Distribution ------------ 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. 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. 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. History ------- First public release Version 1.0 SMOPT 9th July 93 Constutn.exe 195584 bytes. Constutn.doc 3550 bytes. Archive file constut.zip Version 1.2 21st June 1994 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). 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. Version 1.21 16th August 1994 This release is a bug fix for Version 1.2, 21st of June 94 release. On successfull completion of the game, if the player used the drop down menu to request a new game, card smudging occurred when dragging the cards. If the player clicked on the active display window or minimised the game the new game obtained via this route did not exhibit the problem. The 16th of August release allows a new game to be requested with either method without problem. Removing the game from your system ---------------------------------- 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. Files in this release constut3.zip (1.21 16th August 1994) ---------------------------------------------------------- Constutn.exe 289280 bytes. Constutn.txt 5704 bytes. Please do not distribute these files separately, only distribute the packed self extracting archive constut3.zip. This program was written as a illustration of my MS Windows (TM) programming skills. (Or otherwise?) Contacting the author:- By mail ------- John Gould 16, Hanmer Road. Simpson Village, Milton Keynes. MK6 3AY England. U.K. Internet -------- johng@lobby.ti.com