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- <sect1 id="Camelot"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>1998</year>
- <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
- <surname>Yuen</surname>
- </author>
- <address><email>rwsy@mit.edu</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Camelot</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>
- All the cards are placed in the Stock at the beginning of the
- game. Cards are turned over one at a time to waste. No redeals.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Waste</entry>
- <entry>
- To be taken from Stock. Can only hold one card which must immediately
- be played on to Tableau.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Four by four grid, each capable of holding one card. Kings
- can only be placed in a corner space. Queens can only be placed in the
- middle two spaces of first and last row. Jacks can only be placed in
- the middle two spaces of first and last column.
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Goal</title>
-
- <para>
- Remove all cards but picture cards (Jacks, Queens, and Kings). You have
- won if your Tableau looks like this --
- </para>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/camelot-goal.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>The Winning Tableau.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- <para>
- -- and your Stock and Waste are empty. The suits do not matter.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Rules</title>
-
- <para>
- There are two phases to this game. Alternate between the two phases
- until game is lost or won. Start with Phase One until Tableau is
- completely filled. At that point, move to Phase Two. Please note that
- you cannot begin Phase Two unless the Tableau is completely filled. At any
- point, you can return to Phase One, but remember that you cannot go back
- to Phase Two unless the tableau is once again filled. An exception to
- this rule is if the stock and waste are empty.
- </para>
- <para>
- Phase One -- Click on the Stock to move a card into the empty Waste pile. If
- card is a:
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- King: Place in one of the empty four corner spaces.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Queen: Place in one of the empty middle two spaces of the top or
- bottom row.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Jack: Place in any of the empty middle two spaces of the
- leftmost or rightmost column.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Any other card: Place in any empty space.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>
- Phase Two -- Remove 10's singly by clicking on them. Remove pairs that
- add up to 10 by dragging one card on top of its pair.
- </para>
- <para>
- Game is lost if a picture card cannot be put in an appropriate spot or
- if all the spaces are filled and no cards can be removed.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
-
- <para>
- Each card removed scores one point.
- </para>
- <para>
- Maximum possible score: 40
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
-
- <para>
- It is always safest in the middle. During Phase One of play, deal in
- the middle before going to the edges. If you see a possible pair, place
- that card on the edge so as to free more edge spaces during Phase Two of
- play.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-