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This is a recreation of the original Napoleon game that appeared in Risc User and was written by Alan Stout. This version is 32bit compatible. It's a Patience game based on Napoleon of St. Helena. The object is to build up 8 ascending suit sequences, Ace through King.
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<H2>The rules (from the original game)</H2>
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Two standard 52 card decks are used in Napoleon. 10 columns of 4 cards are initially dealt to form the tableau. Only the bottom card from each column is available to play. The remaining cards from the two packs are played singly onto a heap, and are either played onto the foundations or built onto the tableau in descending suit sequence. Unplayable cards remain on the waste heap. Available tableau cards may similarly be played one at a time onto the foundations or onto another column of the tableau. When an entire column of the tableau is cleared, the empty space may be filled by any one available card from the heap or the tableau. This card should be chosen carefully as it may raise opportunities for releasing other useful cards.

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<H2>How to play</H2>
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Use the mouse to drag and drop the cards to their correct positions. If you click with Adjust on an exposed card, the program will automatically attempt to place it on the correct target foundation. Clicking with Adjust on an exposed Ace will relocate it to the first available empty foundation space.
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If the program detects that the game can be completed successfully, it will take over from the player and transfer the cards to the foundations automatically.

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<H2>In this version</H2>
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It's now possible to select the colours of the playing area. There is also a display grid showing the last move at the bottom right hand corner. The card value is shown to the left. The white stack shows it's current position and the dark stack the previous position. To 'Undo' a move just move the card back to the original position.

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