Game info: Faerie Queen type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal
Alternate names: Spenser's Faerie Queen.
- Game time:
Medium
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Skill level: Moderate
- Chance of winning:
Medium; about 1 in 5; 20%
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations. Solitaire Rules
Foundations (8
piles: complete these piles to win the game)
-
Build
up regardless of
suit from Ace to
Queen
(for example, a 2
can be played on an Ace).
-
The object is to finish with a
row of Queens and a row of
Kings.
Tableau (Eight columns)
-
Place cards on top of the first King until:
-
An Ace appears. This is placed on a
foundation in the
row above the Kings.
-
Another King appears. It is placed to the
right of the first King. Cards are then dealt and placed on the second
King until a third King appears. Continue in the
same way until the last King is dealt and the whole
deck is laid out in 8
piles of varying lengths.
-
After the deal is complete, available cards
may be built down in a descending sequence regardless of suit (for example, a 5
can be placed on a 6).
-
The top card of each
column is available for
play to another tableau
column or to the
foundations.
-
An uncovered King is the equivalent of a
temporary space and any
available card may be placed on it.
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Only one card at a time can be moved.
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