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- calculation
-
- The objective of calculation is to move all of the cards to
- the foundation.
-
- The game begins with a tableau of 4 patential columns, with
- each column containing no cards at the outset. The
- foundation has been dealt with 1 starting card for each of
- the 4 piles. The foundation piles are built up
- (regardless of suit) by 1's in the first pile
- (Ace,2,3,etc.), 2's in the second pile (2,4,6,etc.), 3's in
- the third pile (3,6,9,Queen,etc.), and 4's in the fourth
- pile (4,8,Queen,etc.). The name of this game comes from the
- necessity of "calculating" which card to play next on each
- of the piles. Build up the foundation piles as follows:
-
- A,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K
- 2,4,6,8,10,Q,A,3,5,7,9,J,K
- 3,6,9,Q,2,5,8,J,A,4,7,10,K
- 4,8,Q,3,7,J,2,6,10,A,5,9,K
-
- The stock is "turned" 1 card at a time onto the screen, and
- then played either onto the foundation or in any of the
- four tableau columns (where the cards are "held" until they
- can be played to the foundation).
-
- Once a card has been placed in one of the tableau columns,
- that card can only be moved to a foundation pile, and only
- the fully exposed card in each column is "available" to be
- played.
-
- The game ends when no more plays are possible from the
- tableau and the stock is exhausted. To "win" you must
- move all cards from the tableau and stock to the
- foundation, building each pile according to the
- "calculation" rules stated above.
- ~