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Original Solitaire
Game info: Two-Deck game type; 2 decks (104
cards); no redeal
- Game time:
Long
- Difficulty level:
Easy
- Skill level:
Mostly skill
- Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 30; 3.3%
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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Study the tableau to determine the starting card for each
foundation. There must be two
foundations per suit. The starting card
(base cards) for each of the 8
foundations may be different.
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The card which appears in the box above a
foundation is the card you need to build up to in order to complete the
foundation.
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Build up in
suit
from the cards you have chosen until each pile contains 13 cards (for example, a 2 can be played on an Ace).
Reserve (8 piles of 8 cards each)
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Build up or down in alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack or on a 9 ).
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The top card of each pile is available for play to the
tableau
or to the foundations.
Tableau (8 columns of 5 cards each)
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Build
up or
down in
alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack
or on a 9).
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The top card of each pile is available for play to the
tableau or to the
foundations.
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Only one card at a time can be moved.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary.
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