Game info: Beleaguered Castle type; 1 deck; no redeal
Alternate names: Fives.
- Game time:
Medium
- Difficulty level:
Medium
- Skill level:
Mostly skill
- Chance of winning:
Very low (about 1 in 50)
Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations
(4 piles: complete these piles to win the game)
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The base card for this game will vary. After dealing the layout, examine
the
tableau and choose one
of the exposed cards to move to the first foundation.
-
Build up in
suit (for example,
a 5
can be played on a 4)
from the
base card to
the
rank just below the
base card until each pile contains 13 cards.
-
Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when
necessary.
Tableau (8 columns of 5 cards and 2 columns of 2 cards)
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Build up or
down in
suit
(for example, a 10
can be played either on a 9
or a Jack).
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Kings after Aces or Aces
after Kings when necessary.
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The top card is available for play on another
tableau pile or
on the
foundations.
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Only one card at a time can be moved in the tableau.
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Spaces may be filled with any available card.
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