## Description

_Microsoft’s Windows XP_ operating system. In addition to the functions of an
OS, _Microsoft Windows XP_ contains a number of games. As these games are not
available stand-alone, they are considered part of a compilation:

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* Microsoft FreeCell
* Microsoft Internet Backgammon
* Microsoft Internet Checkers
* Microsoft Internet Hearts
* Microsoft Internet Reversi
* Microsoft Internet Spades
* Microsoft 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
* Microsoft Hearts Network
* Microsoft Minesweeper
* Spider Solitaire
* Microsoft Solitaire
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* Microsoft FreeCell
In _Microsoft FreeCell_ , the goal is to put the 52 cards sorted into the four
spots on the top right section. All the cards are opened, having 8 stacks of 6
to 7 cards. For moving and sorting, the usual _Solitaire_ rules apply.

However, the players can utilize up to four place holder fields, to
temporarily place unwanted cards there. Any cards can be stored there at any
time, but pulling them from there to make the spots free again, only proper
moves are allowed (e.g. black 6 over red 7). Once all cards are sorted, the
players wins. If no more moves are possible, the player loses.

* Microsoft 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
This is the _Space Cadet_ table of Full Tilt! Pinball.

* Microsoft Hearts Network
In _Microsoft Hearts Network_ the player plays against three computer
opponents. The goal of the game is to have the less points at the end of a
match, and a match ends when one player reaches or exceeds 100 points. A match
consists of several games in a row.

In order to win, the player must either avoid hearts (worth one point) and the
spade queen (13 points), _or_ acquiring all hearts and the spade queen in a
match (this is called “shoot the moon”; if the player manages that, all the
_other_ players receive 26 points at the end of the match). While playing, the
player must follow the played color, unless the player don’t has this color,
then any color can be played.

* Microsoft Minesweeper
In this game, the player must reveal the location of mines by marking them.
This is done by revealing empty fields, these contain numbers indicating how
many mines are directly adjacent, ranging from 0 (no number, automatically
reveals adjacent 0-fields) up to 8 (completely surrounded by mines). If a mine
is clicked on, all mines are revealed and the game ends. If all mines are
marked, the player winds the game.

The game can be played in three game modes, increasing the size of the
playfield and the amount of mines in there.

* Spider Solitaire
Unlike _Solitaire_ , the entire playfield is used here. There are 10 piles of
cards, and only the top cards are revealed. Cards are moved in the same manor
as in Solitaire. The task is to again sort the cards in question. Another
difference from _Solitaire_ is that the player does not get one or three new
cards from the pile containing the rest of the cards, but an entire set of 10
cards, which are put on top (below) the revealed cards.

There are three game modes, which vary upon the number of different colors;
one, two or four (with one color, the cards can directly sorted without the
need of using opposite colored cards). The game ends in success if they are
all sorted, or in failure if no more moves are possible.

* Microsoft Solitaire
In this card game the goal is to put all the cards sorted (ace, two, …,
queen, king) by color into the four fields at the top. When starting a game,
the target fields are empty, the main field consists of 7 piles or cards,
whereby only the top one is visible, also in an ascending amount (left side
one card, right side 7 cards) and the rest of the cards are in one pile at top
left.

Cards can only be moved from one pile to another when putting a lower card of
the opposite color on a higher card, when the pile is empty, kings can be
placed there, and finally, when the target piles are empty, only aces can be
put there (then twos on aces, etc.). Depending on the setting, the player
either takes one or three cards from the top left pile. When all cards are
sorted in the target piles, the player has won the game. If no more allowed
moves are possible, the player has lost the game.

Microsoft Windows XP (included games)