Original Solitaire
Game info: One-deck type; 1 deck; 5 redeals
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly skill
- Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 10; 10%
Object of the game:
To build the foundations up in suit from the card chosen until you have 13 cards. Solitaire Rules
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The
base card for
this game will vary. At the beginning of the game, examine the
tableau and choose
which card will start each
foundation.
-
Each
foundation must
be of a different suit.
Foundations (4
piles: complete these
piles to win the game)
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Build
up
in suit (for example,
a 5
can be played only on a 4)
from the base card
to the rank just
below the base card
until each pile
contains 13 cards.
-
Ranking of cards is
continuous:
build Aces after Kings when necessary.
Tableau (5
piles of 5 cards each)
-
Build
down
in suit (for example,
a 10
can be played only on a Jack).
-
The
top card of each column
is available for play to another
tableau
column or to the
foundations.
-
Spaces are
automatically filled from the
stock or the
waste.
Stock
(One pile)
Waste (One pile)
-
Place cards from the
stock on any of these piles in any
suit and in any rank, as advantageous.
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Once placed, a card cannot be moved.
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The top card of each pile is available for play to the
foundations.
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