Solitaire: Game.Com Edition - Perfect Guide
Version 1.00
By Jason Dvorak (Dangerboy)

E-mail: dangerboy-gamerave@prodigy.net

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PLEASE READ: " Solitaire: Game.Com Edition - Perfect Guide" is Copyright 
2001 Jason Dvorak. The FAQ is presented for the personal home use of the 
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=(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 nave 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, Ive 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 Ill explain in detail when merited. Lets Begin!

=( 3 )=---=---=---=---=[Solitaire: Basic Rules]=---=---=---=---=---=---=---=-

Okay, first, lets 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 its 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, youll 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
   dont 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. 
To Tiger Electronics: For amusing me with the Game.com

Solitaire: Game.Com Edition - Perfect Guide - The End

See Also: 
DBG #1 - Panic!: Perfect Guide (Sega CD)
DBG #1a - Panic!: Stage Select FAQ (Sega CD)
DBG #2 - Mortal Kombat Trilogy: Perfect Guide V.1.50 (Game.com)
DBG #3  Lights Out: FAQ in Progress (Game.Com)
DBG #4 - Solitaire: Game.Com Edition - Perfect Guide
   
