Game info: Two-Deck game type; 2 decks (104 cards); 2 redeals
Alternate names: Kibitzer and Dormitzer, Maréchal Saxe, Paladins and Saracens.
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Mostly chance
- Chance of winning: Medium (about 1
in 5)
Object of the game:
Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Foundations (8 piles: complete these piles to win the game)
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Build the
Ace foundations
up in suit from Ace to King (for example, a 2
can be played on an Ace).
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Build the
King foundations
down in suit from King to Ace (for example, a Queen
can be played on a King).
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Reversal. When the top cards of two foundations of the same
suit are in sequence, one or more cards from one pile may be
transferred to the other, including the Ace or King at the bottom.
Reserve (2 columns of 4 cards each, called the "kibitzers")
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Each card
is available for play to the foundations.
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Spaces may
be filled with any available card from the tableau (this can be done whenever you wish).
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Each
pile can only hold one card at a time.
Tableau (6 columns of 4 cards each, called the "dormitzers")
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The top
card of each pile is available for play to the foundations.
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No
building in the tableau.
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Spaces are
automatically filled with four cards from the stock.
Stock
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When all
possible moves have been played, click once on the stock to deal four cards to each of the six piles on the tableau.
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Two
redeals are permitted (three deals in all).
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