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Game info: Queen of Italy type; 2 decks; no redeal
Alternate names: Thirteen.
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Hard
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: Very low (about 1 in 60)
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations (8 piles: complete these piles to win the game)
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The base card for this game
will vary. At the beginning of the game examine the tableau
and choose one of the four
exposed cards as the first foundation.
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Build up in
suit (for example, a 5 can be played on a 4) from the
base card to the
rank just below the
base card until each pile contains 13 cards.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary.
Tableau (9 columns)
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After the first foundation
card is chosen, the rest of the tableau
will be dealt.
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Build down in
alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack).
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Ranking of cards is
continuous: build Kings after Aces when necessary.
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The top card of each pile is available
for play on another tableau pile or
to the foundations.
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Only one card at a time can be
moved.
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Spaces may be filled with any available card from the
stock or waste, not from the
reserves or tableau.
Reserves (a row of 13 cards)
- Only the card exposed at the end may be built on the
foundations. It may not be packed on
the tableau.
Stock
Waste (One pile)
- The top card is available for play on the
foundations
or the tableau.
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