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- <sect1 id="Thirteen"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>1999</year>
- <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
- <surname>Yuen</surname></author>
- <address><email>zana@webwynk.net</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Thirteen</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 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. The top card is available
- for play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Deal face down seven overlapping rows starting with one card
- on the first row, increasing by one per row and staggering
- the piles as to achieve a pyramid. Flip bottom row.
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Goal</title>
-
- <para>
- Remove all cards.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Rules</title>
-
- <para>
- All exposed cards in the pyramid are available for play. Kings can
- be removed singly. All other cards can be removed in pairs that add
- up to thirteen with Aces equal to 1, Jacks equal to 11, and Queens
- equal to 12.
- </para>
- <para>
- Cards can be flipped singly from the Stock to the Waste. The top
- card is available for play either with the available cards in the
- pyramid or with the card below. There is no redeal.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
-
- <para>
- Each card removed scores one point.
- </para>
- <para>
- Maximum possible score: 52
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
-
- <para>
- Every pyramid needs a strong foundation. Get rid of the lower cards
- first, with an eye out to try to expose as many cards as possible.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-