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Tantalus

Original Solitaire

Game info: One-deck type; 1 deck (52 cards); no redeal

  • Game time: Quick
  • Difficulty level: Easy
  • Skill level: Moderate
  • Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%

Object of the game: To send all the cards to one foundation pile.

Solitaire Rules

Foundations (1 pile: complete this pile to win the game)

  • Build up regardless of suit from Ace to King (for example, a 2 can be played on an Ace).

Tableau (8 piles of 5 cards each)

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

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

  • Only one card at a time can be moved.

  • Spaces are automatically filled from the stock.

Stock

  • Turn up one card at a time from the stock to the waste by clicking.

  • There is no redeal.

Waste (1 pile)

  • The top card is available for play to the foundation or to the tableau.

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