Original Solitaire
Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Skill level: Moderate
- Chance of winning: Very high; about 4 in 5; 80%
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations (Eight piles)
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Build up in alternating colors from Ace to King. For example, a 2 can be played on an Ace.
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None of the other seven foundation may be started until the first foundation has been completed. The other foundations may then be built simultaneously.
Tableau (Twelve piles in three rows of four cards each)
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Build down in alternating colors. For example, a 10 can be played on a Jack.
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The top card of each pile is available for play to the foundations or to another tableau pile.
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Only one card at a time can be moved.
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Spaces may be filled from the waste or the stock: never from the tableau.
Stock
Waste (One pile)
- The top card is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.
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