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="Poker"><!--<sect1info> 6 <copyright> 7 <year>2001</year> 8 <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder> 9 </copyright> 10 <author> 11 <firstname>Rosanna</firstname> 12 <surname>Yuen</surname> 13 </author> 14 <address><email>zana@webwynk.net</email></address> 15 </sect1info>--> 16 17 <title>Poker</title> 18 19 <para>Written by Rosanna Yuen</para> 20 21 <sect2><title>Setup</title> 22 23 24 <informaltable> 25 <tgroup cols="2"> 26 <tbody> 27 <row> 28 <entry>Type of Deck</entry> 29 <entry>Standard Deck</entry> 30 </row> 31 <row> 32 <entry>Stock</entry> 33 <entry> 34 Top left pile. 35 </entry> 36 </row> 37 <row> 38 <entry>Waste</entry> 39 <entry> 40 Next to Stock. The Waste can only hold one card. 41 </entry> 42 </row> 43 <row> 44 <entry>Tableau</entry> 45 <entry> 46 Five by five grid. Each slot can only hold one card. 47 </entry> 48 </row> 49 </tbody> 50 </tgroup> 51 </informaltable> 52 53 </sect2> 54 <sect2><title>Goal</title> 55 56 <para> 57 Score as many points as possible using poker hands. There are 58 twelve hands in the board -- 5 rows, 5 columns, and 2 diagonals. 59 Scoring 75 points or higher is considered a win. 60 </para> 61 62 </sect2> 63 <sect2><title>Rules</title> 64 65 <para> 66 Click on the Stock to flip over cards one at a time. The card must 67 be placed somewhere on to the Tableau before the next card can be 68 flipped. Once placed, a card cannot be moved. 69 </para> 70 71 </sect2> 72 <sect2><title>Options</title> 73 74 <para> 75 Shuffle mode: If selected, you can move the cards after they have 76 been placed. You need at least 120 points to win this way. 77 </para> 78 79 </sect2> 80 <sect2><title>Scoring</title> 81 82 <para> 83 Poker hands are scored using the British point system, which is as follows 84 </para> 85 86 <informaltable> 87 <tgroup cols="3"> 88 <tbody> 89 <row> 90 <entry>Hand</entry> 91 <entry>Description</entry> 92 <entry>Score</entry> 93 </row> 94 <row> 95 <entry>Straight flush</entry> 96 <entry>Cards are all in sequence and are the same suit</entry> 97 <entry>30</entry> 98 </row> 99 <row> 100 <entry>Four of a kind</entry> 101 <entry>Contains four cards have the same rank</entry> 102 <entry>16</entry> 103 </row> 104 <row> 105 <entry>Straight</entry> 106 <entry>Cards are all in sequence</entry> 107 <entry>12</entry> 108 </row> 109 <row> 110 <entry>Full House</entry> 111 <entry>Three of one rank and two of another</entry> 112 <entry>10</entry> 113 </row> 114 <row> 115 <entry>Three of a kind</entry> 116 <entry>Contains three cards have the same rank</entry> 117 <entry>6</entry> 118 </row> 119 <row> 120 <entry>Flush</entry> 121 <entry>All five cards are the same suit</entry> 122 <entry>5</entry> 123 </row> 124 <row> 125 <entry>Two pair</entry> 126 <entry>Contains two sets of two cards of the same rank</entry> 127 <entry>3</entry> 128 </row> 129 <row> 130 <entry>One pair</entry> 131 <entry>Contains two cards of the same rank</entry> 132 <entry>1</entry> 133 </row> 134 </tbody> 135 </tgroup> 136 </informaltable> 137 138 <para> 139 Maximum possible score: 276 140 </para> 141 142 </sect2> 143 <sect2><title>Strategy</title> 144 145 <para> 146 Remember you are going to see almost half the deck and plan 147 accordingly. Trying to bluff the computer is not recommended. 148 </para> 149 </sect2> 150</sect1> 151