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<sect1 id="Gaps"><!--<sect1info>
    <copyright>
      <year>2005</year>
      <holder>Zach Keene</holder>
    </copyright>
    <author>
      <firstname>Zach</firstname>
      <surname>Keene</surname>
    </author>
    <address><email>zjkeene@bellsouth.net</email></address>
  </sect1info>-->

  <title>Gaps</title>

  <para>Written by Zach Keene</para>

          <sect2><title>Setup</title>


  <informaltable>
    <tgroup cols="2"><tbody>
	<row>
	  <entry>Type of Deck</entry>
	  <entry>Standard Deck</entry>
	</row>
	<row>
	  <entry>Stock</entry>
	  <entry>All cards are dealt into four rows of 13 cards each; the aces are then discarded to leave four gaps. Two redeals are allowed.</entry>
	</row>
      </tbody>
    </tgroup>
  </informaltable>

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

  <para>To place all cards in sequence from 2 to king, in suit.</para>

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

  <para>Gaps in the leftmost column may be filled by moving a 2 of any suit there. A gap to the right of any non-King card may be filled by placing the card with the same suit but one rank higher into the gap. Gaps following Kings or other gaps may not be filled.</para>
  <para>Once a card is placed in a sequence starting with a 2 in the leftmost slot, it can no longer be moved.</para>
  <para>If no moves are possible (i.e., all gaps follow Kings), double-clicking any card will cause a redeal. Any cards not in sequence will be removed, shuffled and redealt. Only two redeals are allowed.</para>

            </sect2>
        <sect2><title>Options</title>

    <para>Randomly Placed Gaps on Redeal: Tick this to have randomly placed gaps after a redeal. If unticked, the gaps will always be placed directly to the right of any cards already in sequence after redealing.</para>


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

  <para>Each card placed in sequence, starting with a two in the leftmost slot, is worth one point.</para>
  <para>Maximum possible score: 48</para>

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

  <para>Put off making any move that will add a gap after a king for as long as possible.</para>
        </sect2>
</sect1>
