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BEL ATOUT
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Belote Game
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Version 5.22
Author : Vincent BRVART
July 5th, 2014

Contents
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Quick overview
System requirements
Extraction and installation
Uninstallation
Software license agreement
How to contact the author

1. Quick overview
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Bel Atout is a card game software. This game, called Belote,
popular game played in France (over 4 millions players), and
played all over the world (with sometimes other names). For
s is a very close game, as far as the main playing rules are

is one of the most

many variations are
instance, Klaberjas
concerned.

The rules of Belote are explained in the help file supplied with this package, a
nd some deal files give you many simple examples about the main rules and some s
trategy points. For all that, see the Examples menu of Bel Atout.
2. System requirements
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PC compatible computer
Windows 95 and over
Mouse (or any other cursor device)
Sound card (optional)
3. Installation
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After having installed the program, you should get the following files :
readme.txt
belatout.exe
unins000.dat
unins000.exe

:
:
:
:

this file
the program executable
data file for uninstallation
uninstallation program

and various folders :

Backgrounds
Cards
Examples
Help
Languages

:
:
:
:
:

containing
containing
containing
containing
containing

background images (.bmp)

card files
many deal files (.bel)
the help files
the language files (.txt)

Sounds
Voices

: containing the sound files

: containing the voice files

Unless you changed the default choices, the installer must have created on your
desktop a shortcut (an icon) to launch the program, and this last one must be di
splayed when selecting the "Start/Card games" menu.
IMPORTANT
--------If you have already installed a previous version, just install the new one into
the SAME FOLDER as the first time. The new program will replace the old one, but
your files and your preferences will be preserved.
4. Uninstallation
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To uninstall Bel Atout, read the Windows help pages about adding and removing pr
ograms. The uninstallation program will delete all the files described above, ap
art from the .ini files and those you might have created yourself. Note that no
system file has been modified, and that there has been no writing to the Windows
folders.
From Bel Atout 4.10, if allowed by your Windows version, the files written by th
e program are no longer located in the installation folder, but in the Documents
(or My documents) folder specific to each Windows user. The name of this folder
, which depends on the system and the type of user, looks like :
For Windows 2000 and XP :
Documents and Settings\<user name>\My documents\CardGames\Bel Atout
For Windows Vista :
[Users\]<user name>\Documents\CardGames\Bel Atout
5. Software license agreement
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The author allows any ordinary member of the public to freely use this software
and make copies of it, though these copies should never be sold. For any commerc
ial use of this program (downloading from a Web site, publication in any support
, etc.), it is imperative to contact the author in order to get his written auth
orization.
6. How to contact the author
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For any encouragement, information or suggestion, to report bugs or any other de
fect, to correct the translating mistakes, thanks for contacting the author :
Vincent BRVART
Site : http://vincent.brevart.free.fr/english/
Bel Atout is a trademark registered by Vincent Brvart.
------------------------------------------------------All the names of Society or Product mentioned here are
trademarks registered by their respective owners.
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Acknowledgment
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The faces of the Grafiz cards belong to Vincent Brvart.
They have been designed by Sbastien Gazagne (grafiz.com).
Copyright November 2010. All rights reserved.
http://www.grafiz.com
I wish to thank Jordan Russell for his installation program (Inno Setup) which i
s free and really helpful.
http://www.innosetup.com/
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