Game info: Two-Deck game type; 2 decks (104
cards); no redeal
- Game time:
Medium
- Difficulty level:
Medium
- Skill level:
Moderate
- Chance of winning:
Low (about 1 in 10)
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
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The base card (the first card dealt) for this game will vary.
Foundations (4 piles: complete these piles to win the game)
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Build up in
suit (for example, a 5 can be played on a 4) from the
base card to the rank just below the
base card until each pile contains 13 cards.
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Ace after King when necessary.
Middle step (13 cards)
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Cards are available for play to the foundations.
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Spaces must be filled from the Lower step.
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No building in the Middle step.
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When a card "steps up" fro the middle row to the
foundation, the space is called the "open door", and it is the only way by which the lowest row can be reach the
foundations.
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The "open door" can only be kept open for the turn of 3 cards from the
stock, then it must be filled.
Lower step (9 cards)
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Build down in alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack).
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Spaces can be filled from the waste.
Stock
Waste (1 pile)
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The top card is available for play to the foundations or to the
lowest step.
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