Game info: Simple games type; 1 deck; 3 redeals
Alternate names: La Française, Partners, Prisoner Queens, Quadrille, The Four Ladies.
- Game time:
Quick
- Difficulty level:
Easy
- Skill level:
Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%
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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Build the Five
foundation
down
in suit Five to Ace, then King
(for example, a 4 can be played on a 5).
You build down 4, 3, 2, Ace, King.
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Build the Six foundation
up in suit
from Six to Jack (for
example, a 7 can be played on a 6 ).You build up 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack.
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Place the Queens
(held "captive") in the piles starting with Queens (no building in these piles).
Stock
Waste (One pile)
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The top card is available for play on foundations
or tableau.
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