Game info: Simple games type; 2 decks; 2 redeals
Alternate names: Emperor, Emperor of Germany, Kaiser, Sultan of Turkey.
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level:
Easy
- Skill level:
Mostly chance
- Chance of winning:
High; about 1 in 3
Object of the game: At the start of the game the eight Kings and one Ace are placed in the
foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations
(9 piles)
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The King (the "Sultan") in the center
foundation will remain undisturbed throughout the game: no building is allowed.
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Build the Ace
foundation
up in
suit from Ace to Queen.
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Build the other 7 King
foundations in an
ascending suit sequence, beginning with the Ace and ending with the Queen.
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If the game succeeds, the "Sultan" will be surrounded by the eight Queens in his harem.
Reserve (8 cards, called the "Divan")
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These cards are available for play on the
foundations.
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Each pile can contain only one card.
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Spaces are filled automatically by the
waste, or if empty, from the
stock.
Stock
Waste (1 pile)
- The top card is available for play to the
foundations.
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