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<sect1 id="Chessboard">  <!--<sect1info>
    <copyright>
      <year>2001</year>
      <holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
    </copyright>
    <author>
      <firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
      <surname>Yuen</surname></author>
    <address><email>zana@webwynk.net</email></address>
  </sect1info>-->

  <title>Chessboard</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>Foundation</entry>
	  <entry>Four piles in the middle. To be built up in suit from base card of your choice, wrapping from King to Ace if necessary. Cards in Foundation piles are no longer in play.</entry>
	</row>
	<row>
	  <entry>Tableau</entry>
	  <entry>Five piles one each side of the Foundation. Deal five cards face up on to each of these piles and one more on the top two piles. The top card in any Tableau pile is available for play.</entry>
	</row>
      </tbody>
    </tgroup>
  </informaltable>

          </sect2>
        <sect2><title>Goal</title>

  <para>Move all cards to Foundation piles.</para>

          </sect2>
        <sect2><title>Rules</title>

  <para>Cards in Tableau piles can be built up or down in suit. Only the top card in every pile is available for play. Empty slots can be filled with any available card.</para>
  <para>The Foundations are built up from the base card of your choice, wrapping from King to Ace if necessary. Cards in Foundation piles are no longer in play.</para>

          </sect2>
        <sect2><title>Scoring</title>

  <para>Each card in Foundation piles scores one point.</para>
  <para>Maximum possible score: 52</para>

          </sect2>
        <sect2><title>Strategy</title>

  <para>Choose your base card wisely. The obvious choice may lead to nought but a dead end.</para>
        </sect2>
</sect1>