Playing Games

Playing Games

If you have some free time, you can play games to pass the time. Windows provides several games you can play against thecomputer ”FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Pinball, Solitaire, andSpider Solitaire.

Play a Game

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Click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Games, and then click the game you want.

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Play the game.

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When you're done, click the Game menu, and then click a command to start a new game with the same or different players, or exit the game.

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See Also

See " Playing Internet Games " on page 48 for information on playing games over the Internet against other players.


Did You Know?

You can get more information about playing each game in Help . Start the game, click the Help menu, and then click Contents or Help Topics.


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Playing the Game

Game

Object is to

FreeCell

Stack the cards in the cells at the top in descending order, starting from any card, alternating the red and black cards.

Hearts

Score the lowest number of points, one point for each heart and 13 points for the Queen of Spades. You play a card to follow suit or a heart or the Queen of Spades when you can't follow suit.

Minesweeper

Uncover all the squares that don't contain mines in the shortest amount of time. You use the numbers in the uncovered squares to determine which adjacent squares contain mines.

Pinball

Launch a ball and keep it in play as long as possible while you score points. You use the Z and / keys to move the flippers and the Spacebar to shoot the ball in play.

Solitaire

Reveal all the cards that are turned face down by stacking them in descending order (alternating the red and black cards) on the lower piles, and stack them in ascending order from Ace through King by suit in the upper piles. You use the mouse to drag one card on top of another.

Spider Solitaire

Stack the cards by suit in one column in descending order.




Show Me Microsoft Windows XP
Show Me Microsoft Windows XP (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0789733366
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 391

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