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of Klondike do not include layering new cards onto each stack of the tableau

( Figure 5.4 ). This enables you to chunk them in your brain. If there is a big stack of

face-up cards, you can safely assume they are in order. You needn’t worry so much

about the cards in the middle because they are ordered; you only worry about the

first and last card. The stack of 10 cards becomes one chunk of information in your

brain, “ ordered cards. ” You can then pay greater attention to the cards that aren’t in

large groups and spend more effort parsing them instead. Sure there are moments

when you must pause and consider the game board, and your ne ...