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- <sect1 id="Forty_Thieves"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>2008</year>
- <holder>Ed Sirett</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Ed Sirett</firstname>
- <surname>Sirett</surname>
- </author>
- <address><email>ed@makewrite.demon.co.uk</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Forty Thieves</title>
-
- <para>Written by Ed Sirett</para>
-
- <sect2><title>Setup</title>
-
-
- <informaltable>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry>Type of Deck</entry>
- <entry>Double Deck</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Stock</entry>
- <entry>
- Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after
- dealing the Tableau. Cards are dealt singly to the waste,
- The top card of the waste is available for play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Foundation</entry>
- <entry>
- Eight piles top right. To be built in suit from Ace to
- King.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Ten piles. Deal four rows face up to start. Tableau can
- be built down in suit. Cards are moved singly. Empty
- piles can be filled with any card.
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Goal</title>
-
- <para>
- Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Rules</title>
-
- <para>
- Cards in Tableau are built down in the same suit. Cards can only
- be moved singly. An empty pile in the Tableau can
- be filled with any card. As a short cut you can move more than one if
- there are enough empty spaces. Cards can also be moved in groups to the
- Foundation piles.
- </para>
- <para>
- Cards are played singly from the Stock to the waste pile, whose
- top card is available for play. There are no redeals.
- </para>
- <para>
- Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Double clicking
- on a foundation will autoplay cards. Double clicking on a card in
- the Tableau or waste will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile
- if such a move is possible, or to the tableau if possible.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
-
- <para>
- Each card in the Foundation scores 5 points. When a Foundation pile
- is complete (from Ace to King), 60 more points are scored.
- </para>
- <para>
- Maximum possible score: 1000
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
-
- <para>
- Refrain from bringing cards to the tableau in order to obtain an empty
- space as soon as possible. Then balance the requirements to maintain
- empty spaces against the need to save low cards from being buried in
- the waste.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-