There are many different way to write a dramatic play. Through history many authors have preferred to break plays into acts to give rhythm to the action of the play. Other authors stipulate that there is no need to break plays into acts and that long interacts for the change of scenes is fine. Nonetheless for a new dramatic play writer it can be helpful to write a play in acts. The goal of this article will be to provide screenplay writers with some helpful tips on how to write a play in three acts.
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Badminton is an exciting, indoor or outdoor, racquet sport you can play with some friends or play competitively through a club.

How to Play Badminton

How to Play Badminton - The goal is to score points by hitting the shuttlecock over the net and having it hit the ground. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it crosses the net over to the other side. The game play is very similar to tennis.

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A domino is a small tile that represents the roll of two dice. The tile, commonly called a bone, is rectangular with a line down the center. Each end of the tile contains a number. In the most popular domino set, the double-six, the numbers vary from 0 (or blank) to 6. This produces 28 unique tiles.

How to Play Dominoes

How to Play Dominoes - There are a variety of types of domino sets in use all over the world and a great number of games that can be played with them. Following are the rules for the three most commonly played games in the West - All Fives and variations, the Standard or Block game and the Draw game. The instructions describe the games played with the standard or “double-six” domino set comprising 28 tiles.

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Cricket is popular in several countries around the world. It is somewhat like America’s baseball, but its distinctive differences make it much its own sport. The popularity of this sport in England, Asia and India has begun to grow in the United States also. You may even see a game played on some college campuses. Much like baseball, the object is to get more runs than the opposing team.

How to Play cricket

How to Play cricket - If anyone wants to know how cricket is played he must first know some basics of cricket. Cricket ground is round with capacity of just under 100,000 with a playing area in between which is rectangular and is called pitch. On the both sides of pitch there are three wood sticks known as wickets, which are 28 inch long and 9 inch wide.

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Playing darts is a great way to pass the time with good friends and good laughs. While there are many variations of games played with a dartboard, the most well-known approach is for each player to start with a number of points ending in -01 (e.g. 301, 501, 1001). Then, they have to throw their darts, trying to get to zero before all the other players. First to zero wins!

How to Play Darts

How to Play Darts - To play darts make sure that the tape mark lies so that the front edge is the actual line. To put it simply, the darter may step on the tape, but not past it. Also, it is necessary to consider that to play darts correctly, each darters must have three darts to throw on his turn. To identify who will take the first turn, each player in the team must throw a dart. The team with the dart closest to the bulls eye gets the first turn. This is how to play darts

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Roulette is played at an elongated table. At one end is a wheel, with a notch in the table where the dealer stands. The table is covered with a felt layout with boxes for the numbers 1 through 36 arranged in three columns and 12 rows. At the end of the portion of the layout closest to the dealer, above the numbers 1, 2, and 3, are boxes for 0 and 00. Each of the numbers 1 through 36 is surrounded by either a red or black oval or rectangle. The 0 and 00 have green backgrounds. This rectangular grid, with a box for each number, is used for wagers called “inside bets.”

How to Play Roulette

How to Play Roulette - Players, usually up to eight, play against the house represented by the croupier also called the dealer, who spins the roulette wheel and handles the wagers and payouts. In the European roulette and French roulette version, the wheel has 37 slots representing 36 numbers and one zero. In the USA most roulette wheels have two zeros and therefore 38 slots. This is how to play roulette

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Number of players: Two to eight

Object: To be the first to attain a determined number of points or score the most points by a specified time limit.

The cards: Standard 52-card deck

How to Play Rummy

How to Play Rummy - The players may cut or draw to see who deals. The player that has the lowest card deals first. After the designated player shuffles, the person to his right cuts the cards.

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To play softball you will need a bucket of balls, a bat, and a couple of gloves that fit your hand snugly, but not too tight. You will have to work with your glove to make it flexible and you might want to keep a softball in the glove while you aren’t using it so that it will keep its shape.

How to Play Softball

How to Play Softball - When you are on the field, infield, or outfield, you have to keep your eyes on the ball, the batter, the pitcher and runners. Cheer your pitcher on!

How to Play Softball - Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches in circumference, is thrown by a player (called a pitcher) towards an opposing team player called a batter who attempts to hit the ball with a round, smooth stick called a bat. The ball itself is also called a softball. Scoring is accomplished by the batter hitting the ball as far away as he/she can and then running and touching a series of four markers on the ground called bases before the opposing team’s fielders return the ball.

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How to Play Solitaire

How to Play Solitaire - To play the standard version of Solitaire, a card game, you will need a deck of fifty-two playing cards and a table or other flat surface to play on. The deck will consist of thirteen hearts, thirteen diamonds, thirteen spades, and thirteen clubs. Each suit will consist of an ace, a king, a queen, a jack, being face cards. Then, each suit has a card starting at ten and going down to a two or deuce. Shuffle the deck well, especially if it is a new deck that is unsorted. Then, you are ready to begin the game by dealing out one card straight up. This is how to play solitaire

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Spades is a classic card game in which the object is to win the number of tricks that your side bids. Here’s how to play:

How to Play Spades

How to Play Spades - Number of players: Four play as fixed pairs. You may either choose your partner or draw from a deck to determine partners. Partners sit opposite each other.

Object: To win the number of tricks that your side bids.

How to Play Spades - First you will need a clear table and a standard 52 card deck. Players should sit so that everyone is facing someone, and no one is side by side. When seated no one should be able to see your card hand, even your partner. The proper seating arrangement is your two opponents seated at your sides and your partner seated directly across form you. For the first deal all players blindly select a card and the player with the highest card (2 is lowest, Ace is highest) deals. If players tie with a high card the process is repeated until one player has the highest card.

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