Original Solitaire
Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); 1 redeal
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Medium
- 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
Foundations (Sixteen piles)
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Build the
"Aces" foundations up in suit by twos (even numbers) from A, 3, 5, 7, 9
to J. For example, a 3 can only be played on an Ace .
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Build the "Two" foundations up in suit by twos (odd numbers) from 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 to Q. For example, a 4 can only be played on a 2 .
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The central space must be filled by the eight Kings, to be placed in alternating colors as they appear during the game.
Tableau (Eight piles of four cards each)
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Only one card at a time can be moved.
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Spaces are automatically filled by four cards from the waste or the stock. After the stock is exhausted spaces may be filled with any available card.
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After the stock is exhausted you can build up or down in suit. For example, a 10 can be played either on a 9 or on a Jack .
Stock
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Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking.
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One redeal is permitted (two deals in all).
Waste (One pile)
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