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- <sect1 id="Zebra"><!--<sect1info>
- <copyright>
- <year>1999</year>
- <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
- </copyright>
- <author>
- <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
- <surname>Yuen</surname>
- </author>
- <address><email>rwsy@mit.edu</email></address>
- </sect1info>-->
-
- <title>Zebra</title>
-
- <para>Written by Rosanna Yuen</para>
-
- <sect2><title>Setup</title>
-
-
- <informaltable>
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry>Type of Deck</entry>
- <entry>Double 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. One
- redeal.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Waste</entry>
- <entry>
- To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Foundation</entry>
- <entry>
- Eight piles on top right. Place the eight Aces on to these piles to
- begin the Foundations. The Foundations are to be built up in alternate
- color up to Kings. Cards in Foundations are no longer in play.
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>Tableau</entry>
- <entry>
- Eight piles below Foundations. Deal a card to each Tableau pile to
- start. Tableau piles are to be built down by alternate color. Only the
- top card of each pile is available for play. Empty spaces are
- immediately filled from the Waste, or if the Waste is empty, from the
- Stock.
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Goal</title>
-
- <para>
- Move all cards on to Foundation piles.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Rules</title>
-
- <para>
- Cards in Tableau are built down by alternate color. Only the top card
- of each pile is in play. However, to facilitate play, a whole pile can
- be moved to an appropriate Foundation with one drag. Double clicking on
- a pile will move the top card to an appropriate Foundation pile if
- possible.
- </para>
- <para>
- Spaces in Tableau are automatically filled from the Waste, or if Waste
- is empty, from the Stock.
- </para>
- <para>
- Stock is dealt on to Waste singly. Top card of Waste is available for
- play. There is one redeal.
- </para>
- <para>
- Foundations are built up by alternate color from Aces to Kings. Cards
- in Foundation piles are no longer in play.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Scoring</title>
-
- <para>
- Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
- </para>
- <para>
- Maximum possible score: 96
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
- <sect2><title>Strategy</title>
-
- <para>
- There are very few second chances in the real world, so use them when
- you find them. Chances are you will need to use the second deal to win
- this game. Remember where the key cards are and you'll be glad you
- did.
- </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-