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- <sect1 id="King_Albert"> <!--<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>King Albert</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>Foundation</entry>
- <entry>
- Four piles on the top. Foundations are built up in both
- suit and sequence from Ace to King.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Reserve</entry>
- <entry>
- Seven piles on the right. One card is dealt face up on each
- Reserve pile at the start. There is no building on the
- Reserves. Empty Reserve piles can not be filled.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Nine piles of cards, with nine cards in the first pile,
- eight in the second, and so on to the one card in the last
- pile. These cards are dealt face down. The top card in
- every pile is then flipped up.
- </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. Empty
- Tableau slots can be filled by any card or build of cards.
- </para>
- <para>
- Cards in the Reserve can be played on to the Tableau or the
- Foundation. Empty Reserve piles cannot be filled.
- </para>
- <para>
- Foundation piles are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in
- Foundation are still in play.
- </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>
- Remember that any card can be placed on an empty Tableau slot.
- Exposing new cards is the top priority in this game.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-