Game info: Canfield type; 1 deck (52 cards); 1 redeal
Alternate names: Dutchess, Glenwood.
- Game time:
Medium
- Difficulty level:
Easy
- Skill level:
Mostly chance
- Chance of winning:
High (about 1 in 4)
Object of the game:
To 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. Examine the reserve
(4 fans of 3 cards) and
choose one of the four exposed cards to be 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.
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Ranking of
cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when
necessary.
Tableau
(4
columns)
-
Build down in
alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack).
-
Ranking of
cards is continuous: build Kings after Aces when necessary.
-
The top card of each pile is
available for play to the foundations
or to the tableau.
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A packed sequence, or any portion
of it, may be moved to another tableau
pile.
-
Spaces may be filled with available reserve
cards and, after the reserve
is exhausted, with the waste.
Reserve
(12 cards, in 4
fans
of 3)
Stock
Waste
(One pile)
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The top card is available for play to the foundations
or to the tableau.
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