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Original Solitaire
Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); 3 redeals
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- 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)
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Build up in suit from King, Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack to Queen. For example, an Ace can only be played on a King.
Tableau
(Six columns with one card each)
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The top card of each column is available for play to the foundations.
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No building on the tableau.
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Spaces cannot be filled except in the course of the next deal.
Reserve (Two cards face down)
- After the stock is exhausted, the reserve cards are turned face up and all cards – no matter how deep they are in the column – are available for play to the foundations.
Stock (Ninety-six cards face down)
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Click once on the stock to deal a row of six cards to the tableau, with two additional face down cards to the reserve columns.
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Three redeals are permitted (four deals in all).
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In the last (fourth) deal, a row of four cards is dealt to the tableau – none to the reserve.
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