Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

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

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

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

Solitaire Rules

Foundations (Sixteen piles starting with eight Aces and eight Kings)

• "Ace" foundations: Build up in suit from A, 2, 3, 4, 5 to 6. For example, a 2 can only be played on an Ace .

• On the Ace foundations, you can only play cards from the upper tableau row or from the waste.

• "King" foundations: Build down in suit from K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8 to 7. For example, a Queen can only be played on a King .

• On the King foundations, you can only play cards from the lower tableau row or from the waste.

Tableau (Sixteen piles, initially with one card each)

• On the upper tableau row, build down in alternating colors. For example, a 10 can be played on a Jack .

• On the lower tableau row, build up in alternating colors. For example, a 6 can be played on a 5 .

• Cards can be played from the upper tableau row to the lower tableau row and vice versa.

Stock

• Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking.

• There is no redeal.

Waste (One pile)

• The top card is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.

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