Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

Game info: Fan solitaires type; 1 deck (52 cards); no redeal

• Game time: Medium
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Mostly skill: Mostly skill
• Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 in 5; 20%

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

Solitaire Rules

Set-Up: An Ace and a King of each suit are removed from the stock to become the foundations.

Foundations (Eight piles starting with four Aces and four Kings)

• "Ace" foundations: Build up regardless of suit from Ace to 7. For example, a 2 can be played on an Ace.

• "King" foundations: Build down regardless of suit from King to 6. For example, a Queen can be played on a King.

Tableau (Four fans of seven cards each and two fans of eight cards each)

• Build down, regardless of suit. For example, a 5 can be played on a 6.

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

• Only one card at a time can be moved.

• Spaces can't be filled.

Reserve (One pile)

• Place a card from the tableau, at any time during the game, as advantageous.

• The reserve can hold only one card.

• This card is available at all times for play to the foundations or the tableau.

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