                              **    P L A Y    **    

        Back-house Solitaire is an addicting card game,  that can be tricky
     at times.  It is named 'Back-house' because originally, the game is to
     be played from the bottom of the deck.  The objective of Back-house is
     to complete each hand leaving the least amount of cards in the hand as
     possible. At the beginning of each hand, you will be dealt four cards.
     Consequently,  throughout the entire game you will only see four cards
     at a time, unless you have used the Split option, which I will discuss
     later.
 
        There are three different ways to play cards: Play 4 Cards,  Play 2
     Cards, or Split the Hand.  Each option has its own specifications.  To
     Play 4 Cards the two END cards must be the same rank.  To Play 2 Cards
     the two END cards must be the same suit. When Splitting your Hand, the
     two MIDDLE cards must be the same rank.
  
        When splitting the hand, you are not starting another hand, you are
     merely playing the same hand with two rows, thus giving opportunity to
     make more plays.

        If no plays are available, press ENTER to draw a new PLAY card from
     the deck. When no cards are left in the deck and there are no plays to
     make, then select the [Q]uit option from the menu.  

        Note, you must ALWAYS have at least four cards in your hand to make
     ANY play.   If you get to a point where there are less than four cards
     in your hand, that hand is over.  

        When the deck is exhausted the hand is not over, the game will tell
     you  that cards may now be drawn from the BEGINNING of your hand.  For 
     example,  if you have  26 cards in your hand and none in the deck, you 
     will be  permitted to draw cards,  one at a time from the BEGINNING of 
     the hand and place them at the end of your hand, trying to make plays.   
                            **   E X A M P L E S  ** 

        Here are a few examples of valid PLAYS in Back-house Solitaire.
    

                                       <-- Playing 4 cards, notice the two 
                                           END cards are the same RANK. 


                                       <-- Playing 2 cards, notice the two
                                           END cards are the same SUIT.


                                       <-- Split hand, notice the two
                                           MIDDLE cards are the same RANK.


  
                            
                           **    S C O R I N G    **  

        Each card that is played is worth 100 points.  So when you play two
     cards, you score 200 points, playing 4 cards gives you 400 points, and
     splitting the hand yields no points.  As you play more cards, you will
     get bonus points.
         
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        12 Cards Played =  1,000 Points   24 Cards Played = 3,000 Points
        36 Cards Played =  5,000 Points   48 Cards Played = 7,000 Points* 
        52 Cards Played = 10,000 Points*   * = Free Hand                  
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                      **    G A M E   O P T I O N S   **
  
        There are several options available during play of the game.  Below
     is a listing of the options and their functions.
 
               [ENTER]  Draw Card      When there are no plays, press
                                       ENTER to draw a card from the deck.
                [2] Play 2 Cards       When the two END cards are the same
                                       suit, pressing 2 removes the middle
                                       cards.
                [4] Play 4 Cards       When the two END Cards are the same
                                       rank, press 4 to play all four cards.
                                       Use R to redraw the screen.
               [SPACE] Split Hand      When the two MIDDLE cards are the same
                                       rank, press SPACE to split the hand.
            [H]elp  [S]cores  [Q]uit   Press H for Instructions & S for scores.
                                       Press Q when the hand is finished.

        You will notice these options in the lowest box on the left side of
     the screen. Directly above the OPTIONS box is the DAILY SCORE info and
     user statistics.  On the right side of the screen, below the cards you
     will see the card stats. This will keep track of the CARDS LEFT, CARDS
     PLAYED and CARDS IN YOUR HAND.   The TIME IN - TIME OUT Stats and Info
     concerning Hands Played/Hands Left, are at the bottom of the screen.

                          **    F E A T U R E S    **            

        Besides keeping track of Monthly scores,  Back-house Solitaire also 
     has these additional features. Daily Scores feature tallies the scores 
     for an individual day that you select.  Daily Champions  feature shows 
     the highest score for each day of the month. When registered, the game
     also has a calendar for missed days, as well as an ANSI/ASCII bulletin
     generator.

                           **    S U P P O R T    **  

        Thank you for playing Back-house Solitaire. I appreciate any and all
     comments, suggestions or bug reports. If anyone needs to contact me for 
     these or any other reasons, refer to the following information.
                              
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