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Grandfather

Game info: Two-Deck game type; 2 decks; 1 redeal

  • Game time: Long
  • Difficulty level: Easy
  • Skill level: Mostly chance
  • Chance of winning: Very high (about 1 in 2)

Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.

Solitaire Rules

Foundations (8 piles: complete these piles to win the game)

  • Build the Ace foundations up in suit from Ace to King (for example, a 2 can be played on an Ace).

  • Build the King foundations down in suit from King to Ace (for example, a Queen can be played on a King).

Tableau (20 columns in 4 rows of 5 cards each)

  • Place cards from the waste on any of these piles in any suit and in any rank, as advantageous.

  • Each pile can contain up to 2 cards.

  • Once placed, a card cannot be moved.

  • The top card of each pile is available for play to the foundations.

  • Spaces are automatically filled from the stock or the waste.

Stock

  • Turn up one card at a time from the stock to the waste by clicking.

  • One redeal is permitted (two deals in all).

Waste (One pile)

  • The top card is available for play on the foundations or the tableau.

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