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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
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<holder>Rosanna Yuen</holder>
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<firstname>Rosanna</firstname>
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<surname>Yuen</surname>
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<address><email>zana@webwynk.net</email></address>
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<title>Saratoga</title>
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Written by Alan Horkan,
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based on work by Jonathan Blandford
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<!-- Also documented by Alan Horkan (2005)
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based on documentation by Rosann Yuen -->
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<sect2><title>Setup</title>
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<tgroup cols="2"><tbody>
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<entry>Type of Deck</entry>
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<entry>Standard Deck</entry>
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Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after
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dealing on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a
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time to Waste. Two redeals.
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To be taken from Stock. Top card available for
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<entry>Foundations</entry>
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Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to
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King. Topmost card in each Foundation can be played back on
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<entry>Tableau</entry>
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Seven piles. Place one card face up on all piles. Next row
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skip the first pile and place cards on all the other piles.
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Continue this process skipping one place to the right each row
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until there are seven rows with seven cards in the last pile.
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Essentially Saratoga is the same as Klondike only the all
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cards are face up to begin with. Being able to see all cards
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reduces the element of risk and makes Saratoga slightly easier
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<!-- TODO FIXME link to Klondike Help page -->
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Tableau can be built down in alternating colors. Builds of
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cards can be moved. Empty piles can only be filled by Kings
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or group of cards starting with a King.
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<sect2><title>Goal</title>
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Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
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<sect2><title>Rules</title>
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Cards in the Tableau are built down by alternating color. Builds of
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cards can be moved. An empty pile in the Tableau can be filled with
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a King or a group of cards with a King on the bottom.
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Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually. Top
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card in Waste is in play. When Stock is empty, move all cards in
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Waste back to the Stock, maintaining order. You can go through the
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Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in
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Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card will move
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it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
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<sect2><title>Options</title>
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Three card deals: If checked, the Stock will deal three each time.
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Otherwise, the Stock will deal singly into the Waste.
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King Only: If checked empty space may be filled with Kings or
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groups of cards starting with a King only.
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<sect2><title>Scoring</title>
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Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
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Maximum possible score: 52
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<sect2><title>Strategy</title>
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Don't give up the ship! Try brute force methods when the game seems
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over. Sometimes a combination of using cards already in the
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Foundation and rearranging sequences will free up some needed cards.
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