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<sect1 id="Osmosis"><!--<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>rwsy@mit.edu</email></address>
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<title>Osmosis</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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<entry>Reserves</entry>
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Four spread piles on left. Deal three cards face down and one
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card face up in each Reserve pile. No building allowed.
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<entry>Foundation</entry>
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Four piles on right. Deal one card on to first Foundation.
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Place all remaining cards here. 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 play.
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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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Any card of the suit in the first Foundation can be played on to this
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Foundation pile at any time. Each ensuing Foundation can only be
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started with a card of the same rank as this first card. Once
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started, these latter foundations can be built on in suit as long as a
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card of the same rank already exists in the Foundation directly above
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it. Play cards from Reserves whenever possible following these rules.
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Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually. Top card in
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Waste is in play. When Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to
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the Stock, maintaining order. You can go through the deck three times.
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<sect2><title>Options</title>
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<para>Three card deals: Deal three cards at a time from Stock to Waste and enable unlimited redeals.</para>
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<sect2><title>Scoring</title>
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One point for every card placed on Foundation.
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Maximum possible score: 52
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<sect2><title>Strategy</title>
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It's no coincidence that solitaire games are also known as "patience
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games". Do not automatically put first available card on the second
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(and third) foundation piles. Sometimes it is worth using a different
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suit so as to free up more cards in the Reserves.