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I remember Atlantis' card game program Eights which I still play on occasion and so was pleased to receive this program. Chinese Patience is another card game and matches you against the computer and, boy, does the machine play a mean game!

The instructions take up the whole of the inside of the insert plus the flap, reading them makes the game seem very complicated. However, once I ran through the game a couple of times I got the hang of it and found it frustratingly absorbing.

The graphics are well designed and the screen layout is clear and uncluttered, the program is well error-trapped - try pressing break! There is a fairly lengthy wait while the computer makes its moves but not so long that you get bored. I found I took much longer than the computer to decide on my moves.

If you have the patience and like card games (and even if you don't I suggest you try this one), then this will keep your mind ticking over for many a long winter's night. Unusual in this day and age is the loading system, using LOAD"" CODE is a bit amateurish, but this is only my criticism.