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- <sect1 id="Freecell"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>1999</year>
- <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
- <surname>Yuen</surname>
- </author>
- <address><email>rwsy@mit.edu</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Freecell</title>
-
- <para>Written by Changwoo Ryu</para>
-
- <sect2><title>Setup</title>
-
-
- <informaltable>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry>Type of Deck</entry>
- <entry>Standard Deck</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Reserves</entry>
- <entry>
- Four left piles on top row. Each Reserve pile can only hold one card.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Foundation</entry>
- <entry>
- Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to
- King. Cards in Foundations are no longer in play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Eight piles. Deal all cards face up on to these eight piles, ending
- up with seven cards in each of the first four piles and six cards in
- the last four piles. Tableau can be built down in alternating
- colors. Cards can only be moved singly, but as a shortcut, if there
- are enough Reserve piles free to allow it, cards in sequence can be
- moved together.
- </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 the Tableau are built down by alternating color. Groups of
- cards can be moved if there are enough Reserve piles free to allow the
- move if the cards were moved singly. An empty pile in the Tableau can
- be filled with any card or group of cards.
- </para>
- <para>
- Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in Foundations
- are not in play. Double clicking on a card will move it to the
- appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
- </para>
- <para>
- Cards in Reserve piles can be played back on to Tableau or on to the
- Foundation.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
-
- <para>
- Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
- </para>
- <para>
- Maximum possible score: 52
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
-
- <para>
- Space is a valuable commodity. Keep as many of the Reserve piles free
- as possible.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-