Idiot's Delight Solitaire was originally released as shareware, meaning that you could try it for free, and purchase it if you enjoyed the game. Now, I wish to make the game completely free, with no payment required.
This is a new version of a classic solitaire. It is known by many names, including "Aces Up", "Aces High", "Four Aces", "Firing Squad", "Drivel", and of course, "Idiot's Delight".
In its native form, Idiot's Delight is a very difficult, some would say maddening, game. Your chances of winning are not too high, maybe 1 in 20 on the average. But this version of the game introduces a number of alternate rules that improve the odds considerably. With skill, strategy, and a smattering of luck, you'll probably win half your hands.
In addition to the cheats (er, alternate rules), this program boasts a number of features that make for a great little game of solitaire:
* Selectable difficulty levels (easiest, easy, hard, and hardest)
* Ten levels of undo, so if you make a little goof, you've a chance to turn back the clock and make amends
- Hands can be selected at random, or by number (999999 different deals are possible)
- If you're interrupted while playing a hand, you can save it to disk, and restore it later, picking up where you left off
- Full statistics, including games played, games won, winning percentage, and average score
- You may select from six available card back designs
- The color of the game screen background is adjustable
- "Move Alert" lets you know if there are any more plays to be made
- A toolbar puts the most-used functions in easy reach
- Multimedia sound, including WAV sound effects and MIDI music
- A context-sensitive help system
- Great graphics
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