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Original Solitaire
Game info: Puzzle game type; one partial deck
(16 cards); no redeal
- Game time: Quick
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly skill
- Chance of winning:
High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%
Object of the game: To
exchange places of the black and the red Jacks and obtain four columns
of Jacks in
alternating colors in the fewest
possible moves.
Solitaire Rules
Tableau (16 cards in 4 rows of 4)
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You can interchange Jack positions as often as you please until you
obtain the desired result.
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To switch the position of two Jacks, click on a Jack and drag the card
to the location you wish to place it.
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Jacks (Knights) move according to the chess rule: "from corner to
diagonally-opposite corner of a rectangle three squares by two"; in
other words, Jacks move one place up, down or sideways plus one place
diagonally.
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The game is won if all the Jacks are arranged in alternating color, as
shown in the following scheme:
JJ JJ
JJ JJ
JJ JJ
JJ JJ
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The game is considered won if you finish the game within 8 moves.
Scoring
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The game starts at: - 52.
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10 points are awarded for each card correctly placed.
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5 points are deducted for each move.
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The highest score obtainable is 108.
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