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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)canfield.6  6.2 (Berkeley) 5/6/86
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH CANFIELD 6 "May 6, 1986"
        !             8: .UC 5
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: canfield, cfscores \- the solitaire card game canfield
        !            11: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            12: .B /usr/games/canfield
        !            13: .br
        !            14: .B /usr/games/cfscores
        !            15: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            16: .PP
        !            17: If you have never played solitaire before, it is recommended
        !            18: that you consult a solitaire instruction book. In
        !            19: Canfield, tableau cards may be built on each other downward
        !            20: in alternate colors. An entire pile must be moved as a unit
        !            21: in building. Top cards of the piles are available 
        !            22: to be played on foundations, but never into empty spaces.
        !            23: .PP
        !            24: Spaces must be filled from the stock. The top card of
        !            25: the stock also is available to be played on foundations or
        !            26: built on tableau piles. After the stock is exhausted,
        !            27: tableau spaces may be filled from the talon and the player may
        !            28: keep them open until he wishes to use them.
        !            29: .PP
        !            30: Cards are dealt from the hand to the talon by threes
        !            31: and this repeats until there are no more cards in the hand
        !            32: or the player quits. To have cards dealt onto the talon the
        !            33: player types 'ht' for his move. Foundation base cards are
        !            34: also automatically moved to the foundation when they become
        !            35: available.
        !            36: .PP
        !            37: The command 'c' causes
        !            38: .I canfield
        !            39: to maintain card counting statistics
        !            40: on the bottom of the screen. 
        !            41: When properly used this can greatly increase one's chances of 
        !            42: winning.
        !            43: .PP
        !            44: The rules for betting are somewhat less strict than
        !            45: those used in the official version of the game.
        !            46: The initial deal costs $13.
        !            47: You may quit at this point or inspect the game.
        !            48: Inspection costs $13 and allows you to make as many
        !            49: moves as possible without moving any cards from your hand
        !            50: to the talon.
        !            51: (The initial deal places three cards on the talon;
        !            52: if all these cards are used,
        !            53: three more are made available.)
        !            54: Finally, if the game seems interesting,
        !            55: you must pay the final installment of $26.
        !            56: At this point you are
        !            57: credited at the rate of $5 for each card on the foundation;
        !            58: as the game progresses you are credited with $5 for each
        !            59: card that is moved to the foundation.
        !            60: Each run through the hand after the first costs $5.
        !            61: The card counting feature
        !            62: costs $1 for each unknown card that is identified.
        !            63: If the information is toggled on,
        !            64: you are only charged for cards
        !            65: that became visible since it was last turned on.
        !            66: Thus the maximum cost of information is $34.
        !            67: Playing time is charged at a rate of $1 per minute.
        !            68: .PP
        !            69: With no arguments, the program
        !            70: .I cfscores
        !            71: prints out the current status of your canfield account.
        !            72: If a user name is specified,
        !            73: it prints out the status of their canfield account.
        !            74: If the
        !            75: .B \-a
        !            76: flag is specified,
        !            77: it prints out the canfield accounts for all users that have
        !            78: played the game since the database was set up.
        !            79: .SH FILES
        !            80: /usr/games/canfield    the game itself
        !            81: .br
        !            82: /usr/games/cfscores    the database printer
        !            83: .br
        !            84: /usr/games/lib/cfscores        the database of scores
        !            85: .SH BUGS
        !            86: It is impossible to cheat.
        !            87: .SH AUTHORS
        !            88: Originally written: Steve Levine
        !            89: .br
        !            90: Further random hacking by: Steve Feldman, Kirk McKusick, 
        !            91: Mikey Olson, and Eric Allman.

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