Playing the game
To win the game you must remove all the cards except the four aces from the
center columns to the card dump at right.
Here is how you do it:
- Dealing cards: Click on the card heap at left to deal four cards - one to
each of the four center columns.
- Removing cards: Only the last cards in the columns are in play. And if
two or more of them are of the same suit, the lowest can be removed.
That is done by double-clicking it or dragging it to the dump heap at
right. Aces are ranked high.
- Moving cards to empty Columns: When all cards in a column has been
removed, you can drag one of the bottom cards in the other columns to
it. No other moves are permitted between columns.
- No permitted moves: When you can't remove any card or move it to an
empty column, you have to click the bank heap to deal four new cards.
- Winning a game: When you have emptied the card bank and managed to
remove all cards, leaving only the four aces left in the columns, you have
won the game
Notes:
Whether you shall
move a card to an empty column or
leave it where it is -
that is a good question. And that might be the difference between winning or
losing. Chance, of course - plays a big role in this game.
If the score panel is
hiding cards in a column, you can
right-click it to move it.
Right-clicking the background image will show it without any disturbing
buttons and cards.
Cheating: You have the possibility to improve your odds for winning a game by
right-clicking the Bank pile - this will show you the next four cards to be delt.