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Porthos

Original Solitaire

Game info: One-Deck solitaires type; 1 deck (52 cards); no redeal

  • Game time: Medium
  • Difficulty level: Medium
  • Skill level: Mostly skill
  • Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 15; 6.7%

Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.

Solitaire Rules

Foundations (Four piles starting with Aces)

  • Build up regardless of suit from Ace to King (for example, a 2can be played on an Ace).

  • Foundation piles can be built only with cards from the tableau column right below them.

Tableau (Four columns with one card each)

  • Place cards from the waste in any of these columns, building down regardless of suit or rank, as advantageous.

  • Once placed, a card cannot be moved.

  • The top card of each column is available for play to the foundation right above them.

  • Spaces may be filled with any available card.

  • When the stock is exhausted, spaces can be filled with any tableau card.

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 is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.

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