Solitaire Collection

Game info: Two-Deck game type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal

• Game time: Long
• Difficulty level: Medium
• Skill level: Moderate
• Chance of winning: High (about 1 in 3)

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

Solitaire Rules

• The base card (the first card dealt) for this game will vary.

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

• Build up regardless of 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.

• Ranking of cards is continuous: build Ace after King when necessary.

• None of the other seven foundation may be started until the first foundation. The other may then be built simultaneously.

Tableau (12 piles in 3 rows of 4 cards each)

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

• Ranking of cards is continuous: build King after Ace when necessary.

• 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 from the waste or the stock (never from the tableau or reserve).

Reserve (1 pile of 13 cards between the top 2 foundations)

• The top card is available for play to the foundations, never for packing on the tableau.

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 foundations or to the tableau.

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