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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