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Hamlet

Original Solitaire

Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); 1 redeal

  • Game time: Long
  • Difficulty level: Easy
  • Skill level: Moderate
  • Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 20; 5%

Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.

Solitaire Rules

Foundations (Eight piles starting with Aces)

  • Build up regardless of suit from Ace to King (for example, a 2 can be played on an Ace).

  • Foundations can be built only from tableau cards that are in the same row.

Tableau (Twenty-four piles, initially with one card each)

  • Build down regardless of suit (for example, a 5 can be played on a 6).

  • Building on the tableau can be made only from cards that are in the same row.

  • Spaces can be filled only with a King.

Stock

  • Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking.

  • One redeal is permitted (two deals in all).

Waste (One pile)

  • The top card is always available for play to the tableau.

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