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+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
+ <!ENTITY kappname "&lskat;">
+ <!ENTITY package "kdegames">
+ <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
+ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
+]>
+
+<book lang="&language;">
+<bookinfo>
+<title>Lieutnant Skat</title>
+<authorgroup>
+<author>
+<firstname>Martin</firstname>
+<surname>Heni</surname>
+<affiliation>
+<address><email>martin@heni-online.de</email></address>
+</affiliation>
+</author>
+<othercredit role="reviewer">
+<firstname>Mike</firstname><surname>McBride</surname>
+<contrib>Reviewer</contrib>
+<affiliation>
+<address><email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email></address></affiliation>
+</othercredit>
+
+<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
+
+</authorgroup>
+
+<date>2003-09-16</date>
+<releaseinfo>0.09.01</releaseinfo>
+
+<abstract>
+<para>This documentation describes &lskat; version 0.9.1</para>
+</abstract>
+
+<keywordset>
+<keyword>KDE</keyword>
+<keyword>kdegames</keyword>
+<keyword>game</keyword>
+<keyword>playing cards</keyword>
+<keyword>skat</keyword>
+<keyword>lieutenant</keyword>
+<keyword>lskat</keyword>
+</keywordset>
+</bookinfo>
+
+<chapter id="overview">
+<title>Overview</title>
+
+<para>
+Lieutenant skat (from German <foreignphrase
+lang="de">Offiziersskat</foreignphrase>) is a card game for two
+players. It is roughly played according to the rules of
+<firstterm>Skat</firstterm> but with only two players and simplified
+rules.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Every player has a set of cards in front of him/her, half of them
+covered and half of them open. Both players try to win more than 60 of
+the 120 possible points. After 16 moves all cards are played and the
+game ends.
+</para>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="rules">
+<title>Rules</title>
+
+<para>
+The game has a randomly chosen trump card. It is shown as a small suit
+symbol in the upper right corner of the score field. All four Jacks are
+also counted as trumps and do <emphasis>not</emphasis> belong to their
+suits. So if <emphasis>heart</emphasis> is trump all seven hearts as
+well as all four Jacks count as trumps, making 11 trumps.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+The Jack of clubs does not count as <emphasis>club</emphasis> but as
+trump.
+</para>
+</note>
+
+<para>
+A special trump is the <firstterm>Grand</firstterm>. In this game no
+suit is trump and only the four Jacks count as trump. In the game this
+is indicated by the symbol of the Jack's head.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Every player owns 16 cards. 8 of them covered 8 of them open. The start
+player can play any of his/her open cards.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The second player has following choices:
+</para>
+
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+The second player has in his/her open cards the same suit.
+He/she has to play one of this suit then. The player with
+the higher card (see table below) wins both cards.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+The second player does not have a card of the played suit.
+He/she can now play any other card. If it is a trump the
+second player will win both cards. Otherwise the
+first player will win both cards.
+</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+
+<para>
+If there is still a covered card below a played card it will be uncovered
+and is from now on an open card.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The player who won the cards can make the next turn.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The sequence of the cards (from the highest to the lowest -
+holding for any <emphasis>trump</emphasis>):</para>
+<simplelist type="inline">
+<member>Jack of clubs</member>
+<member>Jack of spades</member>
+<member>Jack of hearts</member>
+<member>Jack of diamonds</member>
+<member>Ace</member>
+<member>Ten</member>
+<member>King</member>
+<member>Queen</member>
+<member>Nine</member>
+<member>Eight</member>
+<member>Seven</member>
+</simplelist>
+
+<para>
+The player who wins both cards will add their value to his score. The
+values of the cards are:</para>
+
+<informaltable>
+<tgroup cols="2">
+<thead>
+<row><entry> Card </entry><entry> Value </entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry> Ace </entry><entry> 11 </entry></row>
+<row><entry> Ten </entry><entry> 10 </entry></row>
+<row><entry> King </entry><entry> 4 </entry></row>
+<row><entry> Queen </entry><entry> 3 </entry></row>
+<row><entry> Jack </entry><entry> 2 </entry></row>
+<row><entry> Nine </entry><entry> 0 </entry></row>
+<row><entry> Eight </entry><entry> 0 </entry></row>
+<row><entry> Seven </entry><entry> 0 </entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+
+<sect1 id="scoring">
+<title>Scoring</title>
+
+<para>
+The game is won if you have more than 60 points. With both players having
+60 points the game ends in a draw.
+</para>
+
+<informaltable>
+<tgroup cols="2">
+<thead>
+<row><entry>Points</entry><entry>Score</entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry>60</entry><entry>1</entry></row>
+<row><entry>61...90</entry><entry>2</entry></row>
+<row><entry>91...119</entry><entry>3</entry></row>
+<row><entry>120</entry><entry>4</entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="remote-connections">
+<title>Remote connections</title>
+
+<para>
+It is possible to play the game over a network connection with another
+computer. To do so both players on both computers have to select one
+color played by the local player and the other by the remote player. Who
+chooses which side does not matter. It even does not matter if both
+choose to play the same player as this will automatically be
+interchanged by the game.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+One of the computers will act as game server. Only this one can start a
+new network game. Also all its game data will be transfered to the
+client computer. You can force your computer to be server if you do not
+supply a hostname in the network dialog. This dialog pops up if you
+start a new network game. As a client you enter the hostname of the
+machine on which the server is running. The port does not usually need to be
+changed, but you can enter any valid port number there.
+</para>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="menus">
+<title>Menus</title>
+
+<sect1 id="file-menu">
+<title><guimenu>Game</guimenu> Menu</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+<action>Starts a new game.</action> In a network game this option is
+only available for the network server. The network client will be
+automatically started by the server.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>End Game</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+<action>Aborts a running game.</action>
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Clear Statistics</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+<action>Clears the all time game memory.</action> This statistic is
+usually saved when the game ended and shows the amount of
+played and won games per player. This is cleared with this menu
+option.
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Send Message...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+If connected to another game in a remote session this
+option allows you to <action>send a message to the remote
+player.</action>
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para><action>
+Quits the program.</action>
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="settings-menu">
+<title><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para><action>
+Shows or hides the statusbar.
+</action></para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>Starting Player</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+Selects whether player 1 (top) or player two (bottom)
+begins the next game.
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>Player 1 Played By</guisubmenu>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Chooses who should play for player 1 (top). It can be one of the
+following:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist><listitem>
+<para>
+A local player using the mouse as input device. For this option, choose
+<guimenuitem>Player</guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>
+An artificual computer player. For this option, choose
+<guimenuitem>Computer</guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>
+A remote player, who is connected to this computer through a network.
+For this option choose <guimenuitem>Remote</guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guisubmenu>Player 2 Played By</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+Same as the <guimenuitem>Player 1 Played By</guimenuitem> option, only this refers to Player 2.
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>Level</guisubmenu>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+<action>Selects the level of the computer player.</action>
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Select Card Deck</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+<action>
+Choose the face and back of the carddeck used for playing.</action> You
+can select these in a preview dialog showing all carddecks installed for
+&kde;.
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Change Names...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+<action>Change the names of the players.</action>
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></term>
+<listitem><para>
+<action>Open a dialog which lets you redefine all the keyboard shortcuts.</action>
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="help">
+<title>The <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> Menu</title>
+
+
+&help.menu.documentation;
+
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="credits">
+<title>Credits and License</title>
+
+<para>
+&lskat;
+</para>
+<para>
+Program copyright 2000,2001 Martin Heni <email>martin@heni-online.de</email>
+</para>
+<para>
+Documentation copyright 2000,2001 Martin Heni <email>martin@heni-online.de</email>
+</para>
+<para>
+Documentation converted to &kde; 2.0 by Mike McBride
+<email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email>
+</para>
+
+<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
+
+&underFDL;
+&underGPL;
+
+</chapter>
+
+
+<appendix id="installation">
+<title>Installation</title>
+
+&install.intro.documentation;
+
+
+<sect1 id="Compilation">
+<title>Compilation and Installation</title>
+
+&install.compile.documentation;
+
+</sect1>
+</appendix>
+
+&documentation.index;
+</book>
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