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<sect1 id="Escalator"><!--<sect1info>
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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>Escalator</title>
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<para>Written by Rosanna Yuen</para>
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<sect2><title>Setup</title>
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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. No redeals
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To be taken from Stock.
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<entry>Tableau</entry>
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Deal face up seven overlapping rows starting with one card on
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the first row, increasing by one per row and staggering the
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piles as to achieve a pyramid.
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<sect2><title>Goal</title>
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Move all cards to Waste.
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<sect2><title>Rules</title>
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All exposed cards in the pyramid are available for play. Build on to
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the Waste from these available cards whenever possible by playing a
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card with a rank immediately above or immediately below the rack of
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the top card in the Waste. Aces are both above Kings and below
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Cards are flipped singly from the Stock to the Waste. There is no redeal.
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<sect2><title>Scoring</title>
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Each card removed from the Tableau scores one point.
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Maximum possible score: 28
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<sect2><title>Strategy</title>
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Try to plan ahead so that you can make runs in the future.