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<sect1 id="Forty_Thieves"><!--<sect1info>
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<holder>Ed Sirett</holder>
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<firstname>Ed Sirett</firstname>
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<surname>Sirett</surname>
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<address><email>ed@makewrite.demon.co.uk</email></address>
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<title>Forty Thieves</title>
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<para>Written by Ed Sirett</para>
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<sect2><title>Konfigurazioa</title>
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<entry>Karta mota</entry>
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<entry>Sorta bikoitza</entry>
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Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after
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dealing the Tableau. Cards are dealt singly to the waste,
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The top card of the waste is available for play.
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<entry>Oinarria</entry>
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Eight piles top right. To be built in suit from Ace to
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Ten piles. Deal four rows face up to start. Tableau can
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be built down in suit. Cards are moved singly. Empty
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piles can be filled with any card.
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<sect2><title>Xedea</title>
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<para>Karta guztiak oinarri-piletara eramatea.</para>
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<sect2><title>Arauak</title>
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Cards in Tableau are built down in the same suit. Cards can only
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be moved singly. An empty pile in the Tableau can
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be filled with any card. As a short cut you can move more than one if
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there are enough empty spaces. Cards can also be moved in groups to the
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Cards are played singly from the Stock to the waste pile, whose
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top card is available for play. There are no redeals.
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Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Double clicking
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on a foundation will autoplay cards. Double clicking on a card in
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the Tableau or waste will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile
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if such a move is possible, or to the tableau if possible.
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<sect2><title>Puntuak</title>
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Each card in the Foundation scores 5 points. When a Foundation pile
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is complete (from Ace to King), 60 more points are scored.
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<para>Puntuaziorik altuena: 1000</para>
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<sect2><title>Estrategia</title>
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Refrain from bringing cards to the tableau in order to obtain an empty
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space as soon as possible. Then balance the requirements to maintain
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empty spaces against the need to save low cards from being buried in