1) Interface Setup
• Card size
The game’s carpet will have the size of 1024x768 (large), 800x600 (medium) or 640x480 (small). If the file Cartes LeTarot doesn’t include the medium or large sizes or if the memory is insufficient, the choices Medium or Large will be unavailable.
• Card delay
A pause from 0 to 2 seconds during the play of each card can be selected.
• Card order
At anytime, the order of cards and colors can be modified with this option.
2) Rules Setup
• Shuffle cards
At the end of a game, either the card deck is shuffled before the next deal, or the tricks of the Taker and the Defenders are just joined together and, after a random split, the distribution is done.
• Undo last trick allowed
At the end of each trick, it is possible to undo it and to go back to the previous trick.
• Replay game allowed
At the end of a game, it will be possible to cancel the result and to replay the same game.
• Message when playing a forbidden card
When a prohibited card, according to the rules, is played or selected for the Discard, either a message explaining the error will be displayed, either a simple error beep will occur.
• Minimum or unique bid
For each type of tournament, it is possible to choose the minimum bid allowed or even an unique bid.
3) Card play Setup
• Drag&Drop
• Select&Confirm
• One click
See Card play
During the card play, a click on a card will have or not to be followed by a click of confirmation on the player’s area on the higher part of the screen.
• Autoplay unique playable card (with or without confirmation).
If one and only one card can be played during a trick, this one will automatically be played by the computer according to the setup of this option. The user will have the possibility or not to confirm according to the setup of the underlying option “with confirmation”.
4) Help Setup
• Bid
If this option is active, at the time of the bid, the computer will position the initial bid according to what it would do if it were playing instead this player.
• Discard
If the user asked for this help, the Discard chosen by the computer is immediately displayed and the user is free to accept this Discard (undoubtedly always excellent!) or to modify it.
• Card play
If the user asked for this help, each time the human players must play a card, the computer will propose the card which it would play if it were controlling this player. The user then has the possibility either to confirm the choice of the computer by clicking on this card, or to select another card.
• Help with cursor
If this option is active for the Discard, the cursor will change when it passes above a card which the computer would discard, the hand in flesh color will change to a white glove…
According to the same principle during the card play, the cursor changes when it passes above the card which the computer would play. According to the card play option, the hand in flesh color is transformed into a white glove (Select&Confirm) or else a white round appears in the center of the green light (Drag&Drop or one click).
5) Level Setup
This option makes it possible to choose the character of the computer: between Shy and Brave. This adjustment influences mostly the bidding phase but also some choices for the Discard and the card play.
The character can be the same one for all the players or each player can have an individual adjustment.
It is also possible to choose a random level: a value will be randomly chosen for each tournament, either the same one for all, or one for each player according to the individual setup.
6) Language Setup
The user can choose the language which will be used for the display of all the texts. Any changes take effect the next time you open the application.
