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- <sect1 id="Fortunes"> <!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>1998</year>
- <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
- <surname>Yuen</surname>
- </author>
- <address><email>zana@webwynk.net</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Fortunes</title>
-
- <para>Written by Rosanna Yuen</para>
-
- <sect2><title>Setup</title>
-
-
- <informaltable>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry>Type of Deck</entry>
- <entry>Standard Deck</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Stock</entry>
- <entry>
- Top left pile. Deals a card to each Tableau pile when
- clicked.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Four piles on right. Groups of cards can be moved on to
- empty piles.
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Goal</title>
-
- <para>
- To remove all cards except the four Aces.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Rules</title>
-
- <para>
- Aces are high cards. When two cards of the same suit are available,
- the one with the lower rank can be removed. When an empty slot
- appears, it can be filled with an group of cards.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
-
- <para>
- Each card removed scores one point.
- </para>
- <para>
- Maximum possible score: 48
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
-
- <para>
- There is no reason to have an empty slot when dealing another batch
- of cards. However, when you have an empty slot, try to keep it
- empty as long as possible, as this is a great way to get rid of
- buried cards.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-