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<sect1 id="Elevator"><!--<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>Elevator</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 dealing on
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to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. No
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To be taken from Stock.
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<entry>Tableau</entry>
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Deal face down seven overlapping rows starting with one card on the
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first row, increasing by one per row and staggering the piles as to
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achieve a pyramid. Flip bottom row.
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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 rank of
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the top card in the Waste. Aces are both above Kings and below Deuces.
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Cards can be 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 pyramid scores one point.
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Maximum possible score: 28
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<sect2><title>Strategy</title>
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Every pyramid needs a strong foundation. Get rid of the lower cards
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first, with an eye out to try to expose as many cards as possible.