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- <sect1 id="Whitehead"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>2001</year>
- <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
- <surname>Yuen</surname>
- </author>
- <address><email>zana@webwynk.net</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Whitehead</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. The rest of the deck is placed here after
- dealing on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a
- time to Waste. No redeals.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Waste</entry>
- <entry>
- To be taken from Stock. Top card available for
- play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Foundation</entry>
- <entry>
- Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to
- King. Topmost card in each Foundation can be played back on
- to the Tableau.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Seven piles. Deal all cards face up such that there is one
- card in the first pile, two in the second pile, ending with
- seven in the seventh pile.
- </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 same color. Builds of cards
- that are the same suit and in sequence can be moved as a unit.
- Empty Tableau slots can be filled with any card or build of cards.
- </para>
- <para>
- Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually. Top
- card in Waste is in play. There are no redeals.
- </para>
- <para>
- Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in
- Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card will move
- it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
- </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>
- Empty Tableau slots are a prized commodity in this game. Sometimes
- keeping them around until you need them is a very good idea.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-