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<h1>Glossary</h1>
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<p>Author's note: These definitions are meant as a guideline only.
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See individual game rules as any game has the right to redefine or
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modify the rules to make it fun.</p>
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<dl>
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<dt><b>BASE CARD</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>The first card dealt into a foundation pile. Other foundations
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usually have to start with a card of this rank. See: FOUNDATION</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD BY ALTERNATE COLOR</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card on to another card of the opposite
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color is permitted. Example: Placing a Diamond on a Spade is good,
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but placing a Diamond on a Heart is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD BY ANY SUIT BUT OWN</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card on to another card of any suit but
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the suit of the original card is permitted. Example: Placing a
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Diamond on a Heart is good, but placing a Heart on a Heart is
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not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD BY COLOR</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card on to another card of the same color
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is permitted. Example: Placing a Diamond on a Heart is good, but
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Placing a Diamond on a Club is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD BY RANK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>BUILD DOWN or UP ignoring color and suit.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD REGARDLESS OF SUIT</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>See BUILD BY RANK.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD BY SUIT</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card on to another card of the same suit
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is permitted. Example: Placing a Spade on a Spade is good, but
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placing a Spade on a Club is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD DOWN</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card of a lower rank on to a card of a
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higher rank is permitted. Usually implies a difference of only one
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ranking between the two cards. Example: Placing a 10 on a Jack is
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good, but placing a 10 on a 9 is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD DOWN BY *</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card of a lower rank on to a card of a
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higher rank by * is permitted. Example: If * is 2, placing a 10 on
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a Queen is good, but placing a 10 on a Jack is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD UP</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card of a higher rank on to a card of a
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lower rank is permitted. Usually implies a difference of only one
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ranking between the two cards. Example: Placing a Queen on a Jack
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is good, but placing a Queen on a King is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD UP BY *</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card of a higher rank on to a card of a
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lower rank by * is permitted. Example: If * is 2, placing a 10 on
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an 8 is good, but placing a 10 on a 9 is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILD UP OR DOWN</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Building by placing a card on to a card of one higher or one
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lower rank is permitted. Example: Placing a Jack on a Queen or a 10
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is good, but placing a 10 on a Queen is not.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>BUILDING</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>The ability to place a card (or group of cards) on another card.
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In regards to rank, you can BUILD UP, BUILD DOWN, or BUILD UP/DOWN
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BY *. In regards to suit/color, you can BUILD BY SUIT, BUILD BY
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COLOR, BUILD BY ALTERNATE COLOR, BUILD BY ANY SUIT BUT OWN, or
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BUILD REGARDLESS OF SUIT. Note that all games that build will
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follow two of these rules, one from each list.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>DECK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>The set of cards used. Most games use a STANDARD DECK, but games
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that use a DOUBLE DECK, a JOKER DECK, or a STRIPPED DECK are not
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uncommon.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>DOUBLE DECK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>A deck of cards consisting of two STANDARD DECKS making a total
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of 104 cards.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>FACE CARD</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>The Jack, Queen, and King of each suit. Also called court cards
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or picture cards.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>FOUNDATION</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>If a game has a foundation, the game is usually won by placing
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all the cards in the foundation pile(s).</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>JOKER DECK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>A deck of cards consisting of a STANDARD DECK and two jokers
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making a total of 54 cards.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>OPEN</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>An open game is one that starts with all cards visible.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>PILE</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>A designated area where cards can exist.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>RANK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>The value of the card. Numbered cards usually have the rank of
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the associated number. Aces can either be high or low. If high,
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aces are ranked 1. If low, aces are ranked as 14. J, Q, and K are
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usually ranked 11, 12, and 13 respectively. However, some games may
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rank these cards as 10. In such a case, a high ace might be ranked
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as 11.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>REDEAL</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Depending on the game, can refer to a number of things. In some
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games, a redeal simply involves turning over the WASTE pile to
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go through the STOCK again, while in others, it involves using
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game-specific rules to reshuffle and redeal all or part of the
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tableau. Often, only a limited number of redeals are allowed.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>RESERVE</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Cards in the reserve are usually available to play anywhere.
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Usually cannot be built on.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>SLOT</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>See PILE.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>STANDARD DECK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>A 52 card deck. There are four suits of thirteen cards
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each. Each suit contains an Ace, 2 through 10, Jack, Queen, and
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King. These suits are usually Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds.
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These suits can be grouped into two colors, usually black and red.
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The Clubs and the Spaces are black while the Hearts and the
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Diamonds are red. PySol allows the possibility of using
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different decks. In this case, the new colors and/or suits are
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substituted into this paradigm.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>STRIPPED DECK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>A STANDARD DECK with a reduced number of cards. Usually,
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this means that one or more suits or ranks are removed from
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the deck.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>STOCK</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>See TALON.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>SUIT</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>Four different kinds in a STANDARD DECK. Usually Clubs, Spades,
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Hearts, and Diamonds.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>TABLEAU</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>The playing field, where the main action occurs. Usually allows
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building.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>TALON</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>The remainder of the deck after all the original cards have been
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dealt and are usually kept faced down.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>TURN THE CORNER</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>See WRAP AROUND.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>VALUE</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>See RANK.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>WASTE</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>A stack of cards face up, usually next to the TALON. Top card
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usually in play.</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><b>WRAP AROUND</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>In some games card sequences may wrap around.
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When BUILDING UP this means you can place an Ace on a King.
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When BUILDING DOWN this means you can place a King on an Ace.
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Also called TURN THE CORNER.</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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