Copyright: Spiders v1.0  Copyright ® 1995 Bytes Control
Citation: Another entertainment product from Bytes Control


How to Play Spiders

The object of this game is to remove all tiles from the playing area.

To Start a New Game

From the Game menu, choose New, or press F2 key

To Move a Tile

Click with the left mouse button on a tile, and drag the tile to a new position.

To Move a Set of Tiles

Click with the left mouse button on the uppermost tile of the set, and drag the set to a new position.

Note:   Only sets made of tiles of the same color can be moved.

To Select the Next Set of Tiles

Click with the left mouse button on the 'PLUS' shaped button on the playing area, or press the F5 key

To Undo the Last Movement

From the Actions menu, choose Undo, or press the BACKSPACE key.


Actions Menu Commands
The Actions Menu Commands

Next

Choose this option to select the next set of tiles onto the playing area. This can also be done by

clicking on the 'PLUS' shaped button on the playing area or the F5 key.

Note:   You can only use this option if all of the ten playing areas contains at least one tile.

DropTiles

This option removes all completed tile stacks from the playing area. This can also be done by

clicking on the 'TRIANGLE' shaped button on the playing area or the F10 key.

Note:   Only stacks made of tiles of the same color can be removed in a batch

Undo

Choose this option to undo your last move.

Note:   A movement that turned a tile over cannot be undone.


Overview

Spiders is a solitaire tile game. The game area is divided into two regions; ten stacks of tiles located across the top of the game area, and two buttons (Next and DropTiles) located on the far left side of the game area. The object of this game is to remove all tiles from the playing area.

At the beginning of each game, the ten stacks of tiles consists of 54 randomly selected tiles out of 104 (two decks) shuffled tiles. The first  four stacks consist out of six tiles each and the remaining six stacks consist out of five tiles each. The first tile of each stack is turned over and the second tile of each stack is partially hidden. The remaining tiles on each stack thereafter are unavailable.

This tile is faced-down, locked and unavailable

This tile is faced-down, locked and partially hidden

A player must reallocate the available tiles by manipulating their positions in order to access the next available tiles. At times, a player may need to know what the next available tile is. A player can unveil the identity of the next available tile momentarily by clicking with the left mouse button on the partialliy hidden tile.

Tiles can be mixed and matched as long as they are grouped in a descending order. The advantage of creating stacks of tiles of the same color becomes evident when a stack needs to be removed from the game area. Only completed suite stacks can be removed from the game area and is done by clicking on the 'triangle-shaped'(DROP TILES) button

When a player is unable to make another move, a new set of tiles can be selected onto the playing area by using the 'plus-shaped'(NEXT) button. The selected tiles are then placed at the very end of each tile stack.

Because time is not a factor in the player's ability to win a game, each game can take a considerable amount of time to complete. Not all games are winnable, some luck is needed upon starting a new game. Besides luck, skillful tile movements are essential in order to win a game.

Good luck and have fun!


Index
Spiders

A solitaire game that combines both skill and luck.

Overview

How to Play Spiders

Acknowledgements & More...

Commands

Game Menu Commands

Actions Menu Commands

Keyboard Commands


Game Menu Commands
The Game Menu Commands

New

Choose this option to deal a new game of Spiders. The F2 key can also be used.

Open Game

Choose this option to open and restore a saved game.

Save Game

Choose this option to save a game. Filenames must have .SSG extension.

Exit

End the game and exit Spiders


Keyboard Commands

A mouse is required to play Spiders. However, the following keyboard moves may be useful:

Key[s]	Action

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Alt-X	-  Exit Spiders

F1	-  Access the Help System

F2	-  Deal a new Game

F5	-  Select next set of cards

F10	-  Remove all completed suite stacks from the table

Backspace	-  Undo last move


Acknowledgements and more...
Acknowledgements & More...

Spiders is not much different from the original game called "Spider" by Mark U. Edwards (70323,1451)

except for the 3-dimensional look of the tiles, the ability to save unfinished games, and "Scrunching"

was replaced with a Vertical Scroll Bar.

If you have any comments and/or suggestions to enhance this game, bug reports, please do not hesitate to contact me at the following address or E-Mail.

Norman Martina

PH40 - 25 Bamburgh Circle

Scarborough, Ontario

Canada   M1W 3W2

Compuserve: 73551,1344

And last but surely not least, I like to dedicate this game to my wife, Bernardina., who inspired me to write this game.

As an avid and dedicated (and addicted) player of the game Spider, she felt at times the need to save unfinished games.

Mark, you were right. This game is addictive!!

Enjoy!!