README for Solitaire Studio (Linux)
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Solitaire Studio: try first and most complete collection of the
greatest Solitaires - more than 70 of really entertaining and
educative patience for any skill level. Now for major Linux flavors
(RedHat, Debian, Mandrake, SuSE, Slackware and others). This wonderful
collection of patiences will become your favorite game.

The information about new versions, upgrades, etc. can be found 
on the Web at http://absolutist.com/linux/solitaire/ 

When you ask for support, please include as many details about your 
problem and as much information on your computer as possible. 

This software is copyright (c) Absolutist.com, Icestone Trustee Ltd, 2001-04.

MAIN FEATURES

The rules for every game are described in the Help window of the game. You can 
access it, as well as other functions through the Main Menu.

If you love patience - this game must be your choice. A great collection
of exquisite solitaires taken from all over the world. Choose any of them
and you are sure to spend hours playing and enjoying the game. New version
adds more games to the collection, giving you more and more pleasure. 
The rules are really simple but isn't so easy as it seems at the first glance
to build these patience. Challenge your brains and try to play these games.
There is a help describing the rules of every patience. Watch the demo and
play by yourself! Make your logics work and even difficult tasks will seem
to be very simple then. You should try to play every game and decide which
is the best one.

ALSO AVAILABLE

* game autosave on exit
* undo a previous move
* various sound and animation effects

HAVE FUN!

REGISTRATION

If you wish to use the full version of this game, with skill selection
and saving on disk enabled, after the trial period, please register it 
securely at

    http://absolutist.com/cgi-bin/wp_reg.pl?tick=algSOLI

Registration cost is US $16.95. Please visit the site above to learn about 
currently available discounts.

All major credit cards are accepted, as well as checks and orders.
Other registration methods are possible, including fax and postal.
When your payment is completed, you will receive the registration number
and other information by e-mail. Please be careful when filling your 
address into the registration form.


DISTRIBUTION

Solitaire Studio is a shareware ("try before you buy") game. 

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software, including commercial 
applications. Redistributing the program is only allowed if it is not yet 
registered, except for the following restrictions:

1. The authors and origin of this software must be clearly stated,
   you must not claim that you wrote the original software.
2. This copyright notice may not be removed from or altered in a 
   redistribution package.

Registered copies of BoXplosion cannot be further redistributed.


DISCLAIMER

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. 
In no event will the Icestone Trustee Limited or Absolutist.com be held 
liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.


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Copyright (c) Absolutist.com, Icestone Trustee Limited, 2001-04
