Original Solitaire
Game info: Mathematical solitaires type; 1 deck (52 cards); 8 redeals
- Game time:
Long
- Difficulty level:
Medium
- Skill level: Mostly
skill
- Chance of winning:
Low; about 1 in 25; 4%
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations. Solitaire Rules
- At the beginning of the game, four cards are dealt to the top row as indicator cards. They take no active part in the game.
Foundations (Four piles)
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The foundation cards are double the value of the indicator cards. When the total exceeds 13, the value of the required card is found by subtracting 13 from the total.
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You may build regardless of suit.
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A card
may be played to a foundation when its face value corresponds to the
label above the foundation.
Waste piles (Eight piles of eight cards each)
- The top card is always available for play to the foundations.
Redeal
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After all possible plays have been made, click the Redeal button.
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The cards in the first pile are dealt to each of the other waste piles in succession.
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If the play is blocked again, the cards in the second pile are dealt to the remaining waste piles, and so on, until all the piles have been dealt.
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There are eight redeals.
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