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88 lines
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# kodiak
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*Kodiak* is an implementation of [Klondike Solitaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_(solitaire)) for the[Uxn/Varvara ecosystem](https://100r.co/site/uxn.html) virtual machine.
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## controls
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- Use the mouse to move the pointer
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- Click to pick up cards; release to drop them
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- Press *Esc* to restart the game
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- Press *Return* to print internal game state
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- Press *Space* to automatically move "safe" cards to the foundation
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## details
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Currently *Kodiak* is very limited:
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- Can't move cards from the foundation
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- Must manually move every card
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- No undo functionality
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- No scoring or timing
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- No music or animations
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- No splash screen
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- No on-screen buttons to restart or quit
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- No options
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Future releases may relax some or all of these constraints.
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## building and running
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Building the Kodiak ROM requires a Uxn assembler:
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```
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$ uxnasm kodiak.tal kodiak.rom
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Assembled kodiak.rom in 10923 bytes(16.73% used), 253 labels, 0 macros.
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```
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Running the Kodiak ROM requires an emulator. For example:
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```
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$ uxnemu kodiak.rom
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```
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## infrequently-asked questions
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**Is dragging cards buggy?**
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Previous versions of the game had you click once to pick up a card and
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pick up again to release. This doesn't work very well with touch
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screens so it was changed to a more normal click to hold, release to
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drop.
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**Is this harder than other solitaire games?**
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Probably, yes. In addition to not having an "undo" feature, Kodiak
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does not check to see if a solitaire deal is winnable or not, meaning
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that some games would probably be impossible to win no matter how you
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played them.
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**Can I make the game bigger?**
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Many emulators support a zoom option. For example, `uxnemu` and
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`uxn11` both use the F1 key to toggle zoom levels.
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The game size is intentionally small to support older platforms with
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lower screen resolution, such as the Nintendo DS.
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**I won the game and the cards didn't bounce!**
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That isn't a question. (Also, sorry!)
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**Why did a bunch of weird numbers appeared in the console?**
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Currently hitting *Return* will dump the internal state of the game for debugging purposes. This produces a lot of output but doesn't otherwise affect the game.
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**Will you add support for my preferred solitaire variant?**
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Probably not, but maybe.
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I am considering adding support for [Sawayama Solitaire](https://zachtronics.fandom.com/wiki/Sawayama_Solitaire). Depending on how that goes I may add support for other variants as well.
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Kodiak was built by [d_m](http://plastic-idolatry.com/erik), 2023-2024
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