Original Solitaire
Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Skill level: Moderate
- Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 4; 25%
Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules Foundation (Eight piles)
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"Ace" foundations: Build up in suit from Ace to King, using cards of the top row only. For example, a 2 can only be played on an Ace.
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"King" foundations: Build down in suit from King to Ace, using cards of the bottom row only. For example, a Queen can only be played on a King.
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Autoplay is available.
Tableau (Top row of ten cards – Middle row: six piles of eight cards each and four piles of nine cards. – Bottom row of ten cards.)
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Only the cards in the top and bottom rows are available for play to the foundations or to another tableau pile.
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In the top
and bottom rows, build up or down in alternating colors. For example, a
10 can be played either on a 9 or on a Jack. Ranking of cards is continuous: build King after Ace and Ace after King when necessary.
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Spaces in the top and bottom rows are automatically filled with the top card of the middle pile located directly above or below it.
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When any middle pile is empty and a space occurs above or below it, the space is filled with the top card of the pile immediately to the left.
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No building in the middle row.
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