Example I. 8s.gif (734 bytes) <---Card already on the board.
7h.gif (679 bytes) <---Next card played below.  May have also been played above.

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Example II. 8s.gif (734 bytes) or ad.gif (473 bytes) 8s.gif (734 bytes) or 8s.gif (734 bytes) ad.gif (473 bytes) or 8s.gif (734 bytes)
7h.gif (679 bytes) ad.gif (473 bytes) 7h.gif (679 bytes) 7h.gif (679 bytes) ad.gif (473 bytes) 7h.gif (679 bytes)

The ace of diamonds may be placed in any of these combinations.

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Example III.

=A= 8s.gif (734 bytes)
=B= 7h.gif (679 bytes) ad.gif (473 bytes) 9s.gif (751 bytes) qs.gif (1273 bytes) =C=
jc.gif (1287 bytes) kh.gif (1284 bytes) jd.gif (1265 bytes) =D=

ILLEGAL MOVE:.  The jack of clubs is allowed to be played next to the king of hearts, but is not allow to be played below the ace of diamonds.  Even if, as shown in the example above, placing this card here would have created a plaindrome of jack, king, jack - and therefore a score.

The jack could be played at either A, B, C, or D.

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Example A

Palindrome jc.gif (1287 bytes) kh.gif (1284 bytes) jd.gif (1265 bytes)
Palindrome 8s.gif (734 bytes) 8h.gif (705 bytes) 8d.gif (628 bytes)
Palindrome jd.gif (1265 bytes) 8s.gif (734 bytes) 8h.gif (705 bytes) jc.gif (1287 bytes)
Palindrome 8h.gif (705 bytes) jc.gif (1287 bytes) 9s.gif (751 bytes) jd.gif (1265 bytes) 8s.gif (734 bytes)
Not a Palindrome jc.gif (1287 bytes) 8h.gif (705 bytes) 9s.gif (751 bytes) jd.gif (1265 bytes)

Palindromes only being counted horizontally.  How many vertical Palindromes can you find?

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