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Original Solitaire
Game info: Four Seasons type; 2 decks (104
cards); no redeal
- 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
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The card in the top left corner of the layout becomes the first
foundation. Called the starting card or
base card, it changes relating to any
shuffle.
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The other seven corners are the remaining foundations. Each corner is a different
suit. Cards of the same
rank as the first foundation need to be placed there.
Foundations (8 piles, corners of layout: complete these
piles to win the game)
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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.
Reserve (7 piles, forming a cross in layout)
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Build down regardless of
suit (for example, a 5 can be played on a
6  ).
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Kings after Aces when necessary.
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The top card
of each pile is available for play on another reserve pile or on the
foundations.
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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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There is no redeal.
Waste (One pile)
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The top card is available for play on the foundations or the
tableau.
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