Original Solitaire
Game info: Adding solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: Very high; about 2 in 3; 66.7%
Object of the game:
Discard all the face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) by using combinations of the numerical cards.
Solitaire Rules
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Deal cards in a row from left to right by clicking on the stock.
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Discard any group of cards consisting of:
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Any combination (doublets, triplets, quadruplets, etc.) of adjacent and just dealt cards which total value is equal to 11, 12 or 13.
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One face card (Jack, Queen or King) which corresponds to the total of the combination.
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For
example, valid groups are: 9 + 2 (11) +
Jack; 4 + 6 + 2 (12) + Queen;
7 + 4 + Ace + Ace (13) + King.
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To win the game, you must discard all the face cards (free the "Prisoners" from jail) before the stock is exhausted.
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There is no redeal.
The Prisoners
(all the 24 face cards: eight Jacks, eight Queens and eight Kings)
Scoring
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The game starts at −104 points.
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20 points are awarded for each freed "Prisoner".
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The winning score to obtain is
376 points.
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