Original Solitaire
Game info: Forty Thieves type; 2 decks (104 cards); 2 redeals
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Skill level: Mostly skill
- Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 10; 10%
Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations (Eight piles)
Tableau (Forty cards in eight columns of five cards each)
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Build down in suit. For example,
a 8
can only be played on a 9.
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The top card of each column is available for play to another tableau column or to the foundations.
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Only one card at a time can be moved.
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Spaces may be filled with any available card.
Stock
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Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking.
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Two redeals are permitted (three deals in all).
Waste (One pile)
- The top card is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.
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