Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal

• Game time: Long
• 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

• At the start of the game, the 2, King, Ace and Queen are placed in the upper foundation row.

• The King, Queen, Jack and 10 are placed in the lower foundation row.

Foundation (Eight piles)

• Build the four upper foundations up in suit, until each pile contains thirteen cards.

• Build the four lower foundations down in suit, until each pile contains thirteen cards.

• If the game is won, you will have the Aces, the King and Queen, the King and Queen, and the two Jacks on the top of the piles. The and are united in pairs of Kings and Queens, while the Aces and the Jacks are in the side columns.

Tableau (Eight columns, initially with one card each)

• Build up or down in alternating colors. For example, a 10 can be played on a 9 or on a Jack

• The top card can be played to the foundations.

• Only one card at a time can be moved.

• Spaces can be filled with any available card.

Reserve (One pile of twenty cards)

• The top card can be played to the foundations or to the tableau.

Stock

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

• There is no redeal.

Waste (One pile)

• The top card can be played to the foundations or to an empty tableau column.

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