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Original Solitaire
Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
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The card in the top left corner of the layout becomes the first foundation. Called the starting card or base card, it changes relating to any shuffle.
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The other seven
piles are the remaining foundations. Cards of the same rank as the first foundation need to be placed there.
Foundations (Eight 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. For example, a 5 can only be played on a 4.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary.
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Autoplay is available.
Tableau (Twelve piles, initially with one card each)
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Build down in suit. For example, a 10 can only 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 pile is available for play to the foundations or to the tableau.
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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.
Stock
Waste (One pile)
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