Original Solitaire
Game info: Queen of Italy type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Hard
- Skill level: Moderate
- Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 in 5; 20%
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations (Eight piles)
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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 down
in alternating colors from the base card to the rank just above the base
card, until each pile contains thirteen cards. For example, a Jack
can be played on a Queen.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Kings after Aces when necessary.
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Autoplay is available.
Tableau (Nine columns)
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After the first foundation card is chosen, the rest of the tableau will be dealt.
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Build up in alternating colors. For example, a 10 can be played on a 9.
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The top card of each column is available for play to the foundations or to another tableau column.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary.
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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 eleven 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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