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Game info: Forty Thieves type; 2 decks; no redeal

Alternate names: Blonde and Brunette, Light and Shade, Noir et Rouge, Rouge et Noir.

• Game time: Long
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Skill level: Mostly chance
• Chance of winning: Very high (about 9 in 10)

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

Solitaire Rules

• The eight Aces are removed from the stock and placed in a row to become the foundations.

Foundations (8 piles: complete these piles to win the game)

• Build up in alternating colors from Ace to King (for example, you can play a 2 or a 2 on an Ace).

Tableau (8 columns)

• Build down in alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack).

• The top card of each pile is available for play on another tableau pile or on the foundations.

• A packed sequence may be moved as a unit to another tableau pile.

• Spaces may be filled with any available card or packed sequence.

Stock

• Turn up one card at a time from the stock to the waste by clicking.

• There is no redeal.

Waste (1 pile)

• The top card is available for play on the foundations or the tableau.

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