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  1. <sect1 id="Poker"><!--<sect1info>
  2.         <copyright>
  3.             <year>2001</year>
  4.             <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
  5.         </copyright>
  6.         <author>
  7.             <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
  8.             <surname>Yuen</surname>
  9.         </author>
  10.         <address><email>zana@webwynk.net</email></address>
  11.     </sect1info>-->
  12.  
  13.     <title>Poker</title>
  14.  
  15.   <para>Written by Rosanna Yuen</para>
  16.  
  17.           <sect2><title>Setup</title>
  18.  
  19.  
  20.   <informaltable>
  21.     <tgroup cols="2">
  22.       <tbody>
  23.     <row>
  24.         <entry>Type of Deck</entry>
  25.         <entry>Standard Deck</entry>
  26.     </row>
  27.     <row>
  28.         <entry>Stock</entry>
  29.         <entry>
  30.             Top left pile.
  31.         </entry>
  32.     </row>
  33.     <row>
  34.         <entry>Waste</entry>
  35.         <entry>
  36.             Next to Stock.  The Waste can only hold one card.
  37.         </entry>
  38.     </row>
  39.     <row>
  40.         <entry>Tableau</entry>
  41.         <entry>
  42.             Five by five grid.  Each slot can only hold one card.
  43.         </entry>
  44.     </row>
  45.       </tbody>
  46.     </tgroup>
  47.   </informaltable>
  48.  
  49.           </sect2>
  50.         <sect2><title>Goal</title>
  51.  
  52.   <para>
  53.     Score as many points as possible using poker hands.  There are
  54.     twelve hands in the board -- 5 rows, 5 columns, and 2 diagonals.
  55.     Scoring 75 points or higher is considered a win.
  56.   </para>
  57.  
  58.           </sect2>
  59.         <sect2><title>Rules</title>
  60.  
  61.   <para>
  62.     Click on the Stock to flip over cards one at a time.  The card must
  63.     be placed somewhere on to the Tableau before the next card can be
  64.     flipped.  Once placed, a card cannot be moved.
  65.   </para>
  66.  
  67.           </sect2>
  68.         <sect2><title>Options</title>
  69.  
  70.   <para>
  71.     Shuffle mode: If selected, you can move the cards after they have
  72.     been placed.  You need at least 120 points to win this way.
  73.   </para>
  74.  
  75.           </sect2>
  76.         <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
  77.  
  78.   <para>
  79.     Poker hands are scored using the British point system, which is as follows
  80.   </para>
  81.  
  82.   <informaltable>
  83.     <tgroup cols="3">
  84.       <tbody>
  85.         <row>
  86.           <entry>Hand</entry>
  87.           <entry>Description</entry>
  88.           <entry>Score</entry>
  89.         </row>
  90.         <row>
  91.           <entry>Straight flush</entry>
  92.           <entry>Cards are all in sequence and are the same suit</entry>
  93.           <entry>30</entry>
  94.         </row>
  95.         <row>
  96.           <entry>Four of a kind</entry>
  97.           <entry>Contains four cards have the same rank</entry>
  98.           <entry>16</entry>
  99.         </row>
  100.         <row>
  101.           <entry>Straight</entry>
  102.           <entry>Cards are all in sequence</entry>
  103.           <entry>12</entry>
  104.         </row>
  105.         <row>
  106.           <entry>Full House</entry>
  107.           <entry>Three of one rank and two of another</entry>
  108.           <entry>10</entry>
  109.         </row>
  110.         <row>
  111.           <entry>Three of a kind</entry>
  112.           <entry>Contains three cards have the same rank</entry>
  113.           <entry>6</entry>
  114.         </row>
  115.         <row>
  116.           <entry>Flush</entry>
  117.           <entry>All five cards are the same suit</entry>
  118.           <entry>5</entry>
  119.         </row>
  120.         <row>
  121.           <entry>Two pair</entry>
  122.           <entry>Contains two sets of two cards of the same rank</entry>
  123.           <entry>3</entry>
  124.         </row>
  125.         <row>
  126.           <entry>One pair</entry>
  127.           <entry>Contains two cards of the same rank</entry>
  128.           <entry>1</entry>
  129.         </row>
  130.       </tbody>
  131.     </tgroup>
  132.   </informaltable>
  133.  
  134.   <para>
  135.     Maximum possible score:  276
  136.   </para>
  137.  
  138.           </sect2>
  139.         <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
  140.  
  141.   <para>
  142.     Remember you are going to see almost half the deck and plan
  143.     accordingly.  Trying to bluff the computer is not recommended.
  144.   </para>
  145.         </sect2>
  146. </sect1>
  147.