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<h1>Emperor</h1>
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<h3>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h3>
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Emperor (or The Emperor) is a solitaire card game which is played using two
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decks of playing cards. Its rules are not so clearly explained that it has at
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least two versions, one of which is exactly like Rank and File, a variant of
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Forty Thieves. But it also one card game that lends itself to "forethough and
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much integrity," according to author Peter Arnold.
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The set-up of the tableau is not clearly defined either. The prevalent version
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prescribes that forty cards are set up into ten columns of four cards each.
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Each column should have its bottom three cards face down and its top card face
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up. The three face down cards are collectively known as a "sealed" packet.
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<p>
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The goal of this game is to put the aces in the foundations as soon as they
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are available and build each of them up to kings.
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All the exposed (face-up) cards are available for play, to be built on the
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foundations or on other exposed cards on the tableau, and when an face-down
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card becomes fully exposed, it is turned face-up. Building in the tableau is
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down by alternating color. Some rule sets (like that of Solsuite) allow moving
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of packed sequences as a single unit, making it like Rank and File, while
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other rule sets (such as that of Pretty Good Solitaire) don't allow moving of
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sequences.
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When all possible moves are made, the stock is dealt one at a time. A card
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that cannot be played yet onto tableau or on the foundations is placed on the
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waste pile, the top card of which is available for play.
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The game ends soon after the stock has run out. The game is won when all cards
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are built onto the foundations.
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<i>(Retrieved From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_%28solitaire%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_(solitaire)</a>)</i>
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