Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); 2 redeals

• Game time: Medium
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Skill level: Moderate
• Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 10; 10%

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

Solitaire Rules

Foundation (Eight piles starting with four Aces and four Kings)

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

• Build the King foundations down in suit from King to Ace (for example, a Queen can be played only on a King).

Tableau (Eight columns of five cards each)

• Build the first, third, fifth and seventh columns down in suit. For example, a 5 can be played on a 6.

• Build the second, fourth, sixth and eighth columns up in suit. For example, a 10 can be played on a 9.

• 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 a King or an Ace, depending on the column.

Stock

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

• Two redeals are permitted (three deals in all).

Waste (1 pile)

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

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