Original Solitaire
Game info: Klondike type; 1 deck (52 cards); unlimited redeals
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level:
Moderate
- Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
The base card for this game will vary. At the beginning of the game, examine the tableau or the waste and choose one of the available cards as the first foundation.
Foundations (Four piles)
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Build up in suit from the base card to the rank just below the base card, until each pile contains thirteen cards.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary.
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Autoplay is available.
Tableau (Seven columns of increasing height)
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Build down in alternating colors. For example, a 10 can be played on a Jack.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Kings after Aces when necessary.
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The top card of each column is available for play to the foundations or to another tableau column.
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A packed sequence, or any portion of it, may be moved to another tableau column.
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Spaces can be filled only with a card having a rank just below the base card, or a unit of cards.
Stock (Twenty-four cards)
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Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking.
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Unlimited redeals are permitted until the game is blocked or won.
Waste (One pile)
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