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Game info: Two-Deck game type; 2 decks; 2 redeals

Alternate names: Napoleon's Favorite, Washington's Favorite, Privileged Four.

• Game time: Long
• Difficulty level: Medium
• Skill level: Moderate
• Chance of winning: Low (about 1 in 30)

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

Solitaire Rules

• At the start of the game an Ace and a King of each suit are dealt to become the foundations.

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

• Build the King foundations down in suit from King to Ace.

• Build the Ace foundations up in suit from Ace to King.

Tableau (12 piles, around the foundations)

In the first deal

• Cards in the top row may be played to a King foundation only.

• Cards in the bottom row may be played to an Ace foundation only.

• Cards in the side columns may be played to any foundation. 

In redeals

• Any card may be played to any foundation.

Always

• Build up or down regardless of suit (for example, you can play a Jack or a 9 on a 10).

• Ranking of cards is not continuous: an Ace may be built only on a 2, a King only on a Queen.

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

• Only one card at a time can be moved.

• Spaces may be filled with any available card.

Redeal button

• After all possible plays have been made click the redeal button.

• Two redeals are permitted (three deals in all).

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