Solitaire Card Backs Display Animated Effects in Windows (66960)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q66960

SUMMARY

Some of the graphics on the back of cards in Microsoft Windows Solitaire display animated effects. To activate the animation in Solitaire, choose Options from the Game menu and select Timed Game. The animation does not work unless you play a timed game.

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Example

If you select the Robot Deck and are playing a timed game, the back of the playing cards will be animated (that is, the lights will blink and the dial will move on the robot picture). Other decks display different animation. The following table describes each deck's behavior: 
   Deck         Action                     Time Period
   ----         ------                     -----------

   Robot        Lights blink, dial moves   Constant

   Castle       Bats' wings move           Constant

   Palm tree    Sun sticks tongue out      Every 30 seconds

   Poker hand   Ace pokes out of sleeve    Every 15 seconds
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB66960
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