
Welcome to Thomas Warfield's Pretty Good Solitaire 99! 
 
Pretty Good Solitaire 99 is a collection of 300 solitaire
games, from classic games like Klondike, FreeCell, and
Spider, to 28 original games invented especially for
the program. 

Some tips and tricks to remember:

1) To play a particular game, click on its name on the
main screen.

2) To see the rules for a particular game, press F1 or
click on the help (question mark) button.

3) The game that comes with Windows is called Klondike.
Another familiar game is FreeCell.  The other most 
popular games are Aces and Kings, Australian Patience,
Demons and Thieves, Eight Off, Forty Thieves, Penguin,
Pyramid, Scorpion, Spider, and Yukon.  If you have
trouble deciding what game to play, clicking on the
random game button chooses one of the games at random.

4)  In most games, the cards can be moved by drag and 
drop.  A quick way to move cards is to right click on
the card you want to move.  If there is a legal move
for this card, Pretty Good Solitaire will make the move.

5) When you exit a game, the game position is saved 
until the next time you play that game.  When you start
that game again, your saved game is played back ready 
for you to continue.

6) Detailed statistics are kept for each game, including
your score, the game number, and date/time when you
played.  You can submit your statistics and have them
posted on the Pretty Good Solitaire web site along with 
other users top scores. Each game has a top scores list!
To see the top scores and to submit your statistics,
go to http://www.goodsol.com/stats.

7) Have fun!

             -- OPERATING SYSTEMS --

FOR WINDOWS 3.1 USERS --
Pretty Good Solitaire 99 is a 32-bit program for Windows
95/98/NT.  It will not run under Windows 3.1.  A 16-bit
program that has many of the same features as this
program, Pretty Good Solitaire 2.3, is also available.
It is available at http://www.goodsol.com.

FOR WINDOWS NT USERS --
Pretty Good Solitaire 99 requires at least NT 4.0 Service
Pack 3.


               -- HOW TO ORDER --

This program is shareware, try-before-you-buy software.
Continued use of Pretty Good Solitaire beyond the 30-day
evaluation period requires registration.  Registration 
will bring you instructions on how to get rid of the
registration reminder screens and other benefits
(see the help file). Some features of this program will 
be disabled after the 30 day trial period and you must
register to continue use.  The 30 day trial period is
calculated based on days that the program is actually
used.  A day only counts in the total if the program has 
been run on that day.  To order online, visit the
Pretty Good Solitaire web site at 
              http://www.goodsol.com
Pretty Good Solitaire can also be ordered by phone or
fax, see the help file for details. To order by mail, 
print out the registration form in the help file and
send $24 (plus $5 shipping if you want the program on
CD-ROM) to:

Goodsol Development
PO Box 9155
Springfield IL  62791-9155  USA

In addition to ordering online at goodsol.com, Pretty
Good Solitaire can be ordered in Europe from
BTSoftware (of the Netherlands) in local currency
via bank transfers, Eurocheques and other means.
Order directly from the BTSoftware at 
http:\\www.btsoftware.com or send an e-mail to
order@btsoftware.com.  In Australia and New Zealand,
Pretty Good Solitaire can be ordered from Shareware
Australia.  See http://www.shareware-australia.com
for details about how to order by phone, mail, or
fax, as well as online ordering.

                     -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT --                 

Technical Support is available by email to 
support@goodsol.com.

              -- BUGS, SUGGESTIONS, AND COMMENTS --

If you find any bugs, or have any suggestions for features
or for new games to be included in the collection, e-mail 
support@goodsol.com.

                  -- GET THE LATEST VERSION --

The latest version of Pretty Good Solitaire can always be 
found at http://www.goodsol.com.

-- UPGRADE FROM PRETTY GOOD SOLITAIRE 97/98 --
Registered users of Pretty Good Solitaire 97 and 98 can
upgrade to this version for free.  If Pretty Good 
Solitaire 99 detects a registered version of PGS98 on
your system, it will transfer your settings and statistics
to Pretty Good Solitaire 99. From that point, the programs 
will be independent and PGS98 can be deleted.
If you are a registered user of PGS97, send your
PGS97 registration information (name, address, 
email, registration code) to orders@goodsol.com for
an updated code.

                     -- RELEASE HISTORY --
March 16, 1999 -- new 300 game version.
Oct. 21, 1998 -- added 30 new games, 230 total. 
                    (version 4.98.2)
June 30, 1998 -- maintenance release (4.98.1)
May 20, 1998 -- new 200 game version. (Version 4.98.0)
December 12, 1997 -- maintenance release
                    (version 3.97.2)
October 10, 1997 -- maintenance release (version 3.97.1)
July 25, 1997 -- initial product release, 160 games
                    (version 3.97.0)

The 16-bit Windows 3.1 Pretty Good Solitaire program
was originally released on July 19, 1995 with 5 games.
The current version is version 2.3 (Sept 15, 1998) with
120 games.

                    -- GOODSOL DEVELOPMENT --

Software design and programming - Thomas Warfield
Order fulfillment and shipping - Anne Warfield

                     -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --

Pretty Good Solitaire 99 was written entirely by one 
person, Thomas Warfield.  However, some other people 
had a role in its development. Thanks to Michael
Calligaro, who was there in the very beginning. Thanks
to Stephen Murphy for QCARD32.DLL.  Thanks to David
Parlett and Michael Keller.  Thanks to my beta
testers, especially James Simpson, Bob Beauchamp,
Dennis Guthrie, Danny L. Olson, Jim Reuber, Sherry
Coombs, Vania Mascioni, Fred Lunde, Cynthia Taylor,
and others.  Thanks to Brit Hume, whose newspaper
review brought Pretty Good Solitaire enormous
exposure.  

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are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with
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                -- LEGAL STUFF --

Pretty Good Solitaire 99
Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Goodsol Development Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

               -- LICENSE AGREEMENT --

You should carefully read the following terms and
conditions before using this software.  Your use 
of this software indicates your acceptance of this
license agreement and warranty.

Shareware Version -- You are hereby licensed to: 
use the shareware version of the software for a
30 day evaluation period; make as many copies of the
unregistered shareware version of this software as you
wish; give exact copies of the original unregistered 
shareware version to anyone; and distribute the 
unregistered shareware version of the software in its
unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no
charge for any of the above.

The software may be not be sold for a fee on diskette
or CD-ROM, either alone or as part of a collection with
other products, without prior permission of Goodsol
Development (with the exception of magazine cover 
CD-ROMs that are sold with a magazine, which require
no permission). 

Unregistered use of Pretty Good Solitaire after the
30-day evaluation period is in violation of federal
copyright laws.

Governing Law -- This agreement shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Illinois.

Disclaimer of Warranty -- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE
ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES
WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any 
program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data
before relying on it.  The user must assume the entire
risk of using the program.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE
SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF
PURCHASE PRICE.

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