Game info: Queen of Italy type; 2 decks; no redeal
Alternate names: Signora, Terrace.
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Hard
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: Very low (about 1 in 50)
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations (8 piles: complete these piles to win the game)
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The base card for this game will vary. At the beginning of the game examine the
tableau and choose one of the four exposed cards as the first
foundation.
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Build up in
alternating colors (for example, a Jack can be played on a 10) from the base card to the
rank just below the base card until each pile contains 13 cards.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary.
Tableau (9 columns)
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After the first foundations
card is chosen the rest of the
tableau will be dealt.
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Build down in alternating colors
(for example, a 10 can 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 on another tableau
pile or on the foundations.
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Only one card at a time can be moved.
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Spaces are automatically filled from the stock
or the waste
(never from the reserve
or the tableau).
Reserve (a row of 11 cards: the "Terrace")
Stock
Waste (One pile)
- The top card is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.
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