Original Solitaire
Game info: Three-Deck solitaires type; 3 decks (156 cards); no redeal
- Game time: Medium
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Skill level: Moderate
- Chance of winning: Very high; about 2 in 3; 66.6%
Object of the game: Send all the cards from the stock to one foundation (waste pile).
Solitaire Rules
Tableau (Eight columns, initially with one card each)
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Build down, regardless of suit. For example, a 5
can be played on a 6).
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Ranking of cards is continuous: build Kings after Aces when necessary.
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The top card of each column is available for play 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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When you
have a pair of columns with an identical sequence (from the first to the
last card) of at least two cards (for example 7, 6, 5, 4 in one column
and 7, 6, 5, 4 in any other column) the two columns are automatically
discarded to the foundation pile and the two spaces are automatically
filled with cards from the waste or from the stock.
Stock
Waste (One pile)
- The top card is always available for play to the tableau.
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