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Original Solitaire
Game info: Two-Deck solitaires type; 2 decks (104 cards); 1 redeal
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Skill level: Mostly skill
- Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 in 5; 20%
Object of the game: Move all the cards to the foundations.
Solitaire Rules
Set-Up: The four red Aces and the four black Queens are removed from the stock to become the foundations.
Foundations
(Eight piles starting with four Aces and four Queens)
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"Ace" foundations: Build up in suit by twos from Ace to Queen: A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Q. For example, a 3 can only be played on an Ace.
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"Queen" foundations: Build down in suit by twos from Queen to Ace: Q, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, K, J, 9, 7, 5, 3, A. For example, a 10 can only be played on a Queen.
Tableau (Eight columns, initially with one card each)
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Build up or down in suit by twos. For example, a 9 can be played on a 7 or on a Jack.
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The top card of each column is available for play to the foundations or to another tableau column.
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A packed sequence, or any portion of it, may be moved to another tableau column.
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Spaces can be filled only with a card from the waste.
Stock (Eighty-eight cards)
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Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking.
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One redeal is permitted (two deals in all).
Waste (One pile)
- The top card is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.
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