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I don't think the Windows 3.1 version is still distributed or supported. It was published by Arsenal Publishing, a company now defunct. I don't know whether it is legal to download as "abandonware," but anyone contemplating such a thing would first need a 32-bit Windows version old enough to emulate Windows 3.1 compatibility to play it. Or Classic Mac OS 7, if you can find the old Mac version and something to run it on.
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For playing Windows 3.x games, one of the easiest methods is to get a hold of an actual copy of the Windows 3.x flavor of choice, then "install" it through DOSBox. Takes a little fiddling with the DOSBox config to hit the "sweet spot" for resources, and configuring the folder mountings can be... interesting, but once you get it going it's about the best way to play Windows 3.x games that doesn't include browser-based emulators.
 
Unfortunately, all old Microsoft operating systems are still sold, via MSDN subscription, for personal use. It's unlikely Microsoft would pursue someone using an unlicensed copy of any Windows 3.x flavor, but the legal precedent of continued distribution still holds.
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