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<sect1 id="Doublets"> <!--<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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<email>rwsy@mit.edu</email>
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<title>Doublets</title>
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<para>Written by Rosanna Yuen</para>
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<sect2><title>Configuracion</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. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. Two
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Directly to the right of Stock. To be taken from Stock.
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Top card available for play.
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<entry>Reserve</entry>
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Seven piles, forming an arch shape (upside down U) to the
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right. Deal one card face up on each pile. During this
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deal, if a King is dealt, remove the King and place it on
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the bottom of the deck. Deal another card into this pile.
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Each Reserve pile can only hold one card. When a Reserve
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pile is empty, it is automatically filled by the Waste, or,
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if the Waste is empty, from the Stock. Once original deal
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is over, when a King is placed in a pile of the Reserve,
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this pile is frozen as Kings cannot be moved.
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<entry>Foundation</entry>
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One pile, the center pile on the bottom row of the Reserve
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slots. To be built on from original card by doubling,
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regardless of suit or color.
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<sect2><title>Goal</title>
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Move all cards to the Foundation pile.
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<sect2><title>Règlas</title>
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Cards can be put in the Foundation pile if they are twice the value
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of the card currently on top of the Foundation. Jacks and Queens
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are eleven and twelve, respectively. If the doubled number exceeds
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thirteen, subtract thirteen to find next needed card. The series
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A, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, Q, J, 9, 5, 10, 7, repeat...
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Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste by one. When the
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Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to the Stock,
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maintaining order. You can go through the deck three times.
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<sect2><title>Scoring</title>
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Each card in the Foundation pile scores one point.
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Maximum possible score: 48
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<sect2><title>Strategy</title>
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Without a King, you can't have regicide. Avoid them.
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