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Original Solitaire
Game info: Spider type; 2 half decks, each with cards of two suits only (52 cards in all); no redeal
- Game time: Long
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly skill
- Chance of winning: Very low; about 1 in 50; 2%
Object of the game:
On the tableau, create four suites of thirteen cards each, in a descending suit sequence from King to Ace
Solitaire Rules
Tableau (Forty-nine cards in seven columns.) At the start of the game, seven cards are dealt to each column. In the first four columns, three cards are face down and four are face up. In the next three columns, all cards are face up.
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Build down in
suit. For example, a 10  can only be played on a Jack .
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When an entire suite of thirteen cards becomes exposed, it is automatically removed from the tableau.
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Any face up card, no matter how deep it is in a column, may be moved to make a build. All covering cards are moved with it as a unit.
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Spaces can be filled only with a King, a King–sequence or a King with any covering cards.
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A King cannot move, except to an empty space.
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Nothing can be placed on an Ace.
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The game is won if the entire deck in all four suites is discarded, and nothing is left on the tableau.
Stock (Three cards face down)
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