Quick Start

Starting A New Game

To start a new game, click the Select New Game button in the Toolbar.
This action will open the Select A New Game dialog : select the game you want to play and click the OK button to confirm your choice.

Game's Rules

To read the rules of the running game, press the F1 key or click the Help button in the Toolbar.

Moving Cards

To move cards (can be a single card or a group of cards) press the mouse left button when over the cards to move and drag the cards through the playing area to a new location while holding the left button pressed. Whether you drag a single card or a group of cards, the procedure is the same. The game rules dictate when and where cards can be dragged as a group or not ; if the cards you intend to move are not allowed to move, the drag will trigger nothing. When you drag cards over an eligible target (a card or an empty pile that accept the dragged cards), the target will be highlighted ; you can then either release the dragged cards (they will snap to their new location), or continue to move the dragged cards to another target if any. If you release the cards over no target, the dragged cards will return to their original location.

Cards can also move without being dragged ; this is the fast move. When over the cards to move, press the mouse right button (or press the Ctrl key + the mouse button for single button mouses) ; the game will search for available targets and, if any, will automatically move the cards to the best new location. Caution ! If no target exists for the cards you want to fast move, you get a score penalty ; a warning sound is played when trying to fast move cards that don't have a target that accept them.

In Stock Games, clicking the top card of the stock pile deals the stock, clicking an empty stock pile redeals the waste pile (if any).

Undoing Moves

Solo Cards allows you to undo moves. There is no limit to the number of undos, but each undo costs you a score penalty.
You undo your last move by clicking the Undo button in the Toolbar.
You can also record a game's situation by clicking the Record button in the Toolbar. By then, every following move can be cancelled at once by clicking the Undo Record button in the Toolbar ; the recorded situation will be restored. You get a score penalty as if you had done a single undo. You can cancel a recorded situation (allowing you to record a new one) by clicking again the Record button in the Toolbar. When a situation is under record the Record button is pressed.

The Wise Man

This unique feature helps you to conclude a running game. Click Wise Man button in the Toolbar to run the Wise Man.

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