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- <sect1 id="Terrace"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>2008</year>
- <holder>David Rogers</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>David</firstname>
- <surname>Rogers</surname>
- </author>
- <address><email>ezekiel000@lavabit.com</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Terrace</title>
-
- <para>Written by David Rogers</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 Reserve and on to the Tableau. Cards are turned
- over one at a time to Waste. Stock cannot be turned.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Waste</entry>
- <entry>
- To be taken from the Stock. Top card available for play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Reserve</entry>
- <entry>
- Eleven cards dealt face up in a pile. All cards are visible
- but only top card is in play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Foundation</entry>
- <entry>
- Eight piles in the middle. To be built up in sequence by
- alternating colours from the base card.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Nine cards dealt face up from the deck once based card is
- selected.
- </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 in sequence by alternating
- colours building round the corner. Groups of cards can't be moved.
- An empty pile in the Tableau must be filled by the top card in
- Waste or the next card from the Stock. Top cards can be moved to
- the Foundation or other Tableau piles.
- </para>
- <para>
- Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from
- the base card. Empty Foundations must be filled with the base card
- that is selected by the user from four random cards as the first
- move. Cards in Foundations are out of play.
- </para>
- <para>
- Top card of the Reserve is in play and can only be moved to
- Foundations.
- </para>
- <para>
- Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually as many
- times as you like unless there is a space in the tableau. If there
- is a space in the tableau then only one card may be flipped from
- the stock to the waste until the tableau is filled or the top card
- of the waste is moved to the foundation or tableau. While the
- stock is locked you can still move cards around on the tableau,
- from the reserve and to the foundation. If the Waste is empty a
- card from the Stock is automatically dealt. Top card in Waste is
- in play. Stock cannot be turned.
- </para>
- <para>
- Double clicking on a card will move it to the appropriate
- Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Options</title>
-
- <para>
- There are seven ways to play. The difference between them is in
- number of Reserve cards, Tableau piles or choice of Base Card.
- </para>
- <para>
- Terrace
- </para>
- <para>
- Reserve of 11 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in
- sequence by alternating colours from the base card. User selection
- of the base card from a choice of four at the start of the game and
- one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.
- </para>
- <para>
- General Patience
- </para>
- <para>
- Reserve of 13 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in
- sequence by suit from the base card. User selection of the base
- card from a choice of four at the start of the game and one card is
- dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock can be turned once but the game
- is lost if you cannot play each new card after its turned.
- </para>
- <para>
- Falling Stars
- </para>
- <para>
- Reserve of 11 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in
- sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of
- the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is
- dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.
- </para>
- <para>
- Signora
- </para>
- <para>
- Reserve of 11 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in
- sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of
- the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is
- dealt to each Tableau pile. Spaces in the Tableau are automatically
- filled from the Waste or Stock if the Waste is empty. Stock cannot
- be turned.
- </para>
- <para>
- Redheads
- </para>
- <para>
- Reserve of 21 cards, 8 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in
- sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of
- the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is
- dealt to each Tableau pile. Spaces in the Tableau are automatically
- filled from the Reserve or any card if the Reserve is empty. Stock
- cannot be turned.
- </para>
- <para>
- Blondes and Brunettes
- </para>
- <para>
- Reserve of 10 cards, 8 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in
- sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of
- the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is
- dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.
- </para>
- <para>
- Wood
- </para>
- <para>
- Reserve of 10 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in
- sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of
- the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is
- dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
-
- <para>
- Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
-
- <para>
- When the game starts examine the Reserve carefully before choosing
- your base card, avoid base cards that have several buried in the
- Reserve.
- </para>
- <para>
- Watch for reversed sequences in the Stock, Reserve a Foundation to
- remove each reversed sequence.
- </para>
- <para>
- Try to start Tableau piles from the last card needed to complete a
- Foundation.
- </para>
- <para>
- Remember that you can continue to flip cards from the stock while
- it is locked without filling the tableau by using the top card of
- the waste.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-