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Game info: Beleaguered Castle type; 1 deck; no redeal

Alternate names: Besieged Castle, Day of Maneuvers, Fortress, Laying Siege, Sham Battle.

• Game time: Medium
• Difficulty level: Medium
• Skill level: Mostly skill
• Chance of winning: High (about 1 in 4)

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

Solitaire Rules

• The 4 Aces are placed in a column, becoming the foundations.

Foundations (4 piles: complete these piles to win the game)

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

Tableau (8 fans of 6 cards each)

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

• The top card of each pile is available for play on another tableau pile or on the foundations.

• Only one card at a time can be moved.

• Spaces may be filled with any available card.

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• Beleaguered Castle Reversed

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