1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 2<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" 3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [ 4]> 5<sect1 id="Gaps"><!--<sect1info> 6 <copyright> 7 <year>2005</year> 8 <holder>Zach Keene</holder> 9 </copyright> 10 <author> 11 <firstname>Zach</firstname> 12 <surname>Keene</surname> 13 </author> 14 <address><email>zjkeene@bellsouth.net</email></address> 15 </sect1info>--> 16 17 <title>Gaps</title> 18 19 <para>Written by Zach Keene</para> 20 21 <sect2><title>Setup</title> 22 23 24 <informaltable> 25 <tgroup cols="2"><tbody> 26 <row> 27 <entry>Type of Deck</entry> 28 <entry>Standard Deck</entry> 29 </row> 30 <row> 31 <entry>Stock</entry> 32 <entry> 33 All cards are dealt into four rows of 13 cards each; the aces 34 are then discarded to leave four gaps. Two redeals are allowed. 35 </entry> 36 </row> 37 </tbody> 38 </tgroup> 39 </informaltable> 40 41 </sect2> 42 <sect2><title>Goal</title> 43 44 <para> 45 To place all cards in sequence from 2 to king, in suit. 46 </para> 47 48 </sect2> 49 <sect2><title>Rules</title> 50 51 <para> 52 Gaps in the leftmost column may be filled by moving a 2 of any suit 53 there. A gap to the right of any non-King card may be filled by placing 54 the card with the same suit but one rank higher into the gap. Gaps 55 following Kings or other gaps may not be filled. 56 </para> 57 <para> 58 Once a card is placed in a sequence starting with a 2 in the leftmost 59 slot, it can no longer be moved. 60 </para> 61 <para> 62 If no moves are possible (i.e., all gaps follow Kings), 63 double-clicking any card will cause a redeal. Any cards not in sequence 64 will be removed, shuffled, and redealt. Only two redeals are allowed. 65 </para> 66 67 </sect2> 68 <sect2><title>Options</title> 69 70 <para> 71 Randomly Placed Gaps on Redeal: Check this to have randomly placed gaps 72 after a redeal. If unchecked, the gaps will always be placed directly to the 73 right of any cards already in sequence after redealing. 74 </para> 75 76 77 </sect2> 78 <sect2><title>Scoring</title> 79 80 <para> 81 Each card placed in sequence, starting with a two in the leftmost slot, 82 is worth one point. 83 </para> 84 <para> 85 Maximum possible score: 48 86 </para> 87 88 </sect2> 89 <sect2><title>Strategy</title> 90 91 <para> 92 Put off making any move that will add a gap after a king for as long as possible. 93 </para> 94 </sect2> 95</sect1> 96