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- <sect1 id="Gold_Mine"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>2005</year>
- <holder>Alan Horkan</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Alan</firstname>
- <surname>Horkan</surname>
- </author>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Gold Mine</title>
-
- <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 three 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>Foundations</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, all empty to start.
- Gold Mine is a variation of <ulink type="help"
- url="ghelp:aisleriot#Klondike">Klondike</ulink>.
- Tableau can be built down in alternating colors. Groups of
- cards can be moved. Empty piles can be filled with any card.
- </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. An empty pile in the Tableau can be filled with
- any card.
- </para>
- <para>
- Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste three at a time. Top
- card in Waste is in play. When Stock is empty, game over.
- Only one chance to get it right and establish your gold mine.
- </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>
- Be careful how you fill the empty foundation piles.
- With skill it is possible to win Gold Mine most of the time.
- If at first you do not succeed restart and try again.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-