                              **    P L A Y    **    

        Upon starting the game, the information about the user, time, score
     etc. is displayed. The cards are shuffled, then dealt  in diamond-form
     to the play area. The diamond consists of 23 cards,  leaving 29 in the
     deck. The object of the game is to remove all cards from the play area 
     before the  cards in the  deck are exhausted.  The game must be played 
     from the bottom up, meaning a card may not be accessed until the cards 
     directly beneath it are removed.
 
        Cards are played numerically,  suit does not matter.  For  example,
     if the PLAY card is an 8, then it will play on either a 7 or 9.  Using 
     the selector '>', you can move  around  the  playing area to the cards 
     that are available.  When you make a valid choice, the card is removed 
     from the playing area  and placed on the current PLAY card thus giving 
     access to other cards.
  
        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.  

                           **    S C O R I N G    **  

        Anytime a card is removed from the playing area, 100 points will be
     added to your score. Bonuses come into play as you clear rows and work
     your way up the diamond.

          ----------------------------------------------------------- 
           1st Row - 1,000 Point Bonus   2nd Row - 2,000 Point Bonus 
           3rd Row - 3,000 Point Bonus   4th Row - 4,000 Point Bonus    
           5th Row - 5,000 Point Bonus   6th Row - 6,000 Point Bonus    
                    7th Row - 7,000 Point Bonus & Free Hand
          -----------------------------------------------------------        

                      **    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.
 
          [<-4] Left  -  [6->] Right   Use the 4 & 6 keys to move the 
                                       Selector across the diamond. 
              [ENTER] Change Card      Press the ENTER key to change the 
                                       current PLAY card by drawing a card 
                                       from the deck.
          [SPACE] Play Card [R]edraw   Press SPACE Bar to play a card from
                                       the diamond.
                                       Use R to redraw the screen.
          [I]nstructions    [S]cores   Hit I to get help on playing.
                                       Press S to view the Score Card.
          [A]NSI Toggle     [Q]uit     The A key toggles Color/Mono modes.
                                       Press Q when no plays are available.

        You will notice these options in the lowest box on the left side of
     the screen.  Directly  above the OPTIONS is the CARD STATUS box.  Here 
     you will see the current play card and the number of cards that remain
     in the deck.  On the right side of the screen is the diamond.  This is
     where you will be removing cards  and placing them on the PLAY  cards.
     Beneath the diamond is the TIME IN - TIME OUT Stats. 

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

        Besides keeping track of Monthly scores, Diamond 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.  The Registered version  also
     enables a calendar for make-up days, as well as an ANSI/ASCII bulletin
     generator.

                           **    S U P P O R T    **  

        Thank you for playing Diamond Solitaire.  I appreciate any comments, 
     suggestions or bug reports. If anyone wishes to contact me for these or
     any other reasons, refer to the following information.
                              
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