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Game info: One-deck type; 1 deck (52 cards); no redeal
Alternate names: Big Ben, Clock, Father Time, Grandpa's Clock, Watch.
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: Very high (about 3 in 4)
Object of the game:
To move all the cards to the foundations (the "Clock").
Solitaire Rules
Foundations (12 piles: the "Clock". Complete these piles to win the game)
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Build up in
suit from the base card until the top card of each
foundation shows the number
corresponding to its position on a clock face (the "hour" in a clock in that
position). For example, the 3 at the bottom would build up to the 6 (6 o'clock).
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Jack
equals 11 o'clock and Queen equals 12 o'clock.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces
after Kings when necessary.
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All the piles will require 3 cards, except the Ten, Jack,
Queen and King, which will require 4 cards each.
Tableau (8 columns of 5 cards each)
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Build down regardless of
suit (for example, a 5 can be played on a 6  ).
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The top card of
each pile is available for play to another tableau pile 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.
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