Original Solitaire
Game info: One-deck type; 1 deck (52 cards); 1 redeal
- Game time: Medium; 5-10 minutes
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Moderate
- Chance of winning: Very high; about 1 in 2; 50%
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Foundations (4
piles: complete these
piles to win the game)
Tableau (5
columns)
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All the cards in the first and last
rows are always available for play to the
foundations.
-
The cards in the middle
rows are "blockaded" and may not be played, but may be released by playing the cards above and below them.
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No building on the
tableau.
-
Spaces in the first and last
rows are automatically filled from the
stock.
Reserve (2
piles)
-
Place cards from the
tableau, at any time during the game, as advantageous.
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Each reserve
pile can hold only one card at a time.
-
The
reserve cards are available at all times for play to the
foundations.
Stock
-
After all possible plays have been made, click once on the
stock to deal a new
row of 5 cards to the
tableau.
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One
redeal is permitted (two deals in all).
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