Solitaire: Game.Com Edition - Perfect Guide Version 1.00 By Jason Dvorak (“Dangerboy”) E-mail: jason_dvorak@hotmail.com *Note: Please make sure your e-mail title is "Solitaire GC Guide" or it will be ignored* PLEASE READ: " Solitaire: Game.Com Edition - Perfect Guide" is Copyright 2001 Jason Dvorak. The FAQ is presented for the personal home use of the GameFaqs.com readers. This publication may be distributed for free, and may not be sold. In other words, it's FREE and NO ONE PROFITS FROM IT. Anyone wishing to use this guide in a publication, on another web-site, or otherwise, are required to have permission from the author before using. In other words, just ask me first. :) =(T O C)=---=---=---=---=[TABLE of CONTENTS]=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=--- 1. Version History 2. FAQ Overview 3. Solitaire: Basic Rules 4. Solitaire: Game.com Scoring 5. Secrets/Codes 6. Closing =( 1 )=---=---=---=---=[Version History]=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=--- -----> Version 1.00 (May 28, 2001) - First Run of FAQ/Guide. All Parts covered. =( 2 )=---=---=---=---=[FAQ Overview]=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=--- To be honest, I was actually surprised to find this in the FAQ Request section. Little ol’ naïve me figured everyone knew how to play Solitaire. After talking to a friend or two though, it was obvious that not everyone knew how. So, with my trusty little Game.com in hand, I’ve decided to take a break from my Wheel of Fortune 2 and Resident Evil 2 guides to whip up this little FAQ for all the cardsharks waiting to be born. Something to point out though, is that Tiger took some liberties with their version of Solitaire, which I’ll explain in detail when merited. Let’s Begin! =( 3 )=---=---=---=---=[Solitaire: Basic Rules]=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=- Okay, first, let’s get a basic look at the screen, represented below. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- [ ] [ ] Foundation [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ Deck ] [ Drawn ] Stacks---->[ FS1 ] [ FS2 ] [ FS3 ] [ FS4 ] [ ] [ Cards ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- The Tableau ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- [ ] ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- [ Slot 1 ] [ ] ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- [ ] [ Slot 2 ] [ ] ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- [ ] [ Slot 3 ] [ ] ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- [ ] [ Slot 4 ] [ ] ---------- ---------- ---------- [ ] [ Slot 5 ] [ ] ---------- ---------- [ ] [ Slot 6 ] [ ] ---------- [ ] [ Slot 7 ] ---------- [ ] ---------- a. Deck - The Deck is your stack of playing cards. From here you will draw each successive card when you can do no more in the Tableau. You can not access any other card but the top one in this pile. b. Drawn Cards - When you can not use a card drawn from the deck, it is placed here. You cannot access any other card but the top one in this pile. c. Foundation - These four slots represent the 4 families in playing cards. One slot each for Spades (Black), Hearts (Red), Clubs (Black), and Diamonds (Red). The objective of Solitaire is to get all the cards into the 4 slots, from Ace up to King. The card order for the Foundation is Ace, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, Jack, Queen, King. Only cards of the same family may be placed in the same pile. d. The Tableau - These are the 7 stacks of cards that act as your playing field. When dealt, one card is turned upward, and then the rest face down. This step is repeated until all 7 stacks have face up cards. In order to be successful at the game, you will need to figure out how to access each pile of cards that lay beneath the face-up cards. Here in the tableau, the rules of order are also slightly different. Where in the foundation it had to be same family to same slot in numerical order, here it’s any family to any slot, but it must stay in numerical order. However, the cards must be *alternating* in color. Meaning you will have to keep the cards going black, red, black, etc. You can not Place red on red or black on black. For the Tableau, the order is King, Queen, Jack, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, Ace. e. Slots - When the stack of cards is used up, a slot is left. If you have a King card,or a stack of cards that sit on top of a King, you may move them to the blank spot. **In the Game.com version, you may also move them to an empty stack. =( 4 )=---=---=---=---=[Solitaire: Game.com Scoring]=---=---=---=---=---=---= Each game begins at –52 points. Each –1 point stands for one card in the deck. For every card placed in the foundation, you will receive 5 points. You will also receive 1 bonus point per extra second on the clock if you finish before time runs out. Keep in mind that you can keep playing if time does run out, you will just not have access to the bonus points. There are 240 seconds (4 minutes) on the clock, so play fast! The game is over when all the cards in the deck are drawn and no possible moves are available. =( 5 )=---=---=---=---=[Secrets / Codes]=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---= a. Basic Tips: - Always play out every possibility in the tableau before drawing a card. After you draw the card and use, again, check to make sure you can no no further combination. - Since the Game.com is in black and white, you’ll have to remember the shapes and colors of the cards mentally. Because the screen is only large enough to show the bottom and top cards in the stack, you will also have to instantly know what color/ the top card is just from looking at the bottom card. b. King me baby: - The Tiger version allows you to place King Stacks onto card piles that don’t have a face-up card. c. Recycle the foundation cards - You can use cards that you have placed in the foundation. This can help when you need to get rid of the top card on the drawn deck so access the card below it. d. The highest possible score you can get without bonus time points is 208. =( 6 )=---=---=---=---=[Closing]=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=---= The readers: For actually reading my guides. To me: For doing the guide, duh. =) To CJayC: Having the coolest web-site on the net helps us little peeps. 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