Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

Game info: Two-Deck games type; 2 deck (104 cards); 1 redeal

• Game time: Medium
• Difficulty level: Easy
• 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

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

• Build the Ace foundations up in suit from Ace to King (for example, a 2 can be played only on an Ace).

• Build the King foundations down in suit from King to Ace (for example, a Queen can be played only on a King).

Tableau (8 columns)

• Build the first, third, fifth and seventh columns down in alternating colors (for example, a 5 can be played on a 6).

• Build the second, fourth, sixth and eighth columns up in alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a 9).

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

• A packed sequence, or any portion of it, may be moved to another tableau column.

• Spaces may be filled with a King or an Ace, depending on the column.

Stock

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

• One redeal is permitted (two deals in all).

Waste (1 pile)

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

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