Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

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

• Game time: Medium
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Skill level: Mostly chance
• Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 20; 5%

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

Solitaire Rules

Foundations (4 piles: complete these piles, following the rules, to win the game)

• This game is divided into three parts.

First part of the game

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

• One point is awarded for every card played to the foundations.

• When the four foundations are completed, the cards are collected without shuffling and distributed again to the tableau. The second part of the game begins.

Second part of the game

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

• Two points are awarded for every card played to the foundations.

• When the four foundations are completed, the cards are collected without shuffling and distributed again to the tableau. The third part of the game begins.

Third part of the game

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

• Three points are awarded for every card played to the foundations.

Tableau (16 cards)

• No building on the tableau.

• Spaces are automatically filled from the stock.

• The game is lost if no cards can be moved to the foundations.

Scoring

• The highest score obtainable is 260 points.

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