Original Solitaire
Game info: Forty Thieves type; 2 decks (104 cards); unlimited redeals
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 15; 6.7%
Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
- Set-Up: The eight Aces are placed face up in a row to become the foundations.
Foundations (Eight piles starting with Aces)
Tableau (Eighteen piles: six piles of six cards each and twelve piles of five cards each)
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Build down in suit. For example, a 10 can only be played on a Jack.
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The top card of each pile is available for play to the foundations or to another tableau pile.
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Only one card at a time can be moved.
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Spaces can't be filled.
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When all possible moves are made, click the Redeal button to pick up the piles in reverse order. Then, without shuffling, the cards are dealt to as many piles as the remaining deck will allow.
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Unlimited redeals are permitted. A game is lost when two deals in succession fail to produce a suitable card to play to the foundations or the tableau.
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