Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal

• Game time: Medium
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Skill level: Moderate
• Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 15; 6.7%

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

Solitaire Rules

• At the start of the game, an Ace of each suit is dealt to become the foundations.

Foundations (Eight piles starting with Aces)

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

• Autoplay is available.

Tableau (Six columns)

• Build down in alternating colors. For example, a 10 can be played on a Jack

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

• A packed sequence, or any portion of it, may be moved to another tableau column.

• Spaces may be filled with cards from the reserve.

Reserve (Two piles left to the tableau)

• Cards from the reserve can be played to the tableau only (not directly to the foundations).

• No building on the reserve.

• Spaces may be filled with cards from the stock or the waste.

Stock

• Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking.

• There is no redeal.

Waste (One pile)

• The top card is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.

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