FreeCell Version 0.7 (beta) Copyright (c) 1996 Bill Kirby This is the shareware version of FreeCell 0.7 for Pilot. You are free to use this program for up to 30 days in order to evaluate it. If you continue to use it beyond 30 days, you must register it. For registration information, please see the file REGISTER.TXT or visit the following web page: http://www.electronhut.com/pilot ------ Installation ------ To install FreeCell 0.7 onto your Pilot, run the INSTAPP.EXE program which resides in the same directory as the Pilot Desktop software. This program will allow you to specify that a .PRC file should be downloaded to the Pilot during the next hotsync. ------ Game play ------ The object of the game is to create four piles of cards, one for each suit, where the cards are stacked from Ace to King. The game starts with the entire deck dealt out into 8 columns, all the cards face up. You may move cards from one column to another as long as the cards remain in descending order and alternating suit color. To assist moving cards, there are 4 empty "Free Cells" that can each hold one card. Any card may be moved to a free cell. Once a card is in a free cell, it may either be moved to the ace pile, or back to a column (with the restriction of descending rank, and alternating color). Any card be moved to an empty column. It is possible to move stacks of cards by using the free cells. For example, if you wish to move a stack of cards containing: 8 hearts 7 spades 6 diamonds 5 clubs onto a different column that contained the 9 of clubs. You could move the 5,6, and 7 to the free cells, move the 8 to the 9, and then move the 7,6, and 5 from the free cells back to the 8. This is sequence is automatically done for you if you select a group of cards that can be legally moved. The size of a stack you can move is limited by the number of emtpy free cells. If there are N empty free cells, you can move a stack of N+1 cards. Double-tapping on a card will move it to an ace pile, if it is a legal move. Pressing the page-up button will attempt to move as many cards to the ace pile as possible. This is handy for finishing up a game. ------ Menus ------- New Game -- starts a new game (and the abandoned game is considered a loss, as far as the statistics are concerned) Preferences -- Auto-play: automatically move cards to aces after each move. Statistics -- Not Yet Implemented