Solitaire Card Game 4

Indian
This is a Forty Thieves variation.
Pack
Two decks are used.
Layout
Three rows of ten cards each are dealt, each row overlapping the one above. The first row of the tableau is dealt face down, the others face up.
Foundations
The eight aces, as they become available, are to be moved to a row above the tableau and built up in suit to kings.
Play
The bottom card of each column of the tableau is available to be played on foundations or built on other piles. Only one card may be moved at a time. In building on the tableau, a card may be placed on the next highest card of any suit but it's own. A space made by removal of an entire pile may be filled by any available card from the tableau, wastepile, or hand.
Wastepile
Turn up cards from the hand one by one, placing unplayable cards face up on the wastepile. The top card of the wastepile, as well as the card in the hand, is available for play.

King Albert
King Albert is a conventional building game.
Layout
The completed tableau consists of nine piles increasing in number from one to nine cards, with all cards dealt face up. The remaining seven cards are dealt to the tableau to form a reserve.
Foundations
The four aces, as they become available, are to be moved to a column and built up in suit to kings.
Play
All reserve cards are available for building on foundations or tableau. The top card of each tableau pile is available to be built on foundations or another tableau pile. Tableau piles may be built downward in alternating colors.
A space in the tableau, by removal of an entire column, may be filled by any available card.

Klondike
This most popular of all solitaires is at the same time one of the most difficult to win.
Layout
The completed tableau consists of seven piles increasing in number from one to seven cards, with the top card of each pile face up and the rest face down.
Foundations
The four aces, as they become available, are to be moved to a row above the tableau and built up in suit to kings.
Tableau
The face-up cards on the tableau are built down in alternating colors. Tableau cards may be built on each other, but all face-up cards on a pile must be moved as a unit.
Whenever such a transfer is made, the exposed face-down card on one pile is turned up and becomes available.
Top cards of tableau piles are always available for play on foundations. Aces should be moved up as soon as possible, but any higher card can be kept on the tableau for building purposes, if the player wishes, rather than built on a foundation.
A space in the tableau, by removal of an entire pile, may be filled only by a king, or by a build with a king at the bottom.
Wastepile
Turn up cards from the hand one by one, placing unplayable cards face up on the wastepile. The top card of the wastepile, as well as the card in the hand, is available for play.

Klondike (flip 3)
This is a popular variation of Klondike.
Layout
The completed tableau consists of seven piles increasing in number from one to seven cards, with the top card of each pile face up and the rest face down.
Foundations
The four aces, as they become available, are to be moved to a row above the tableau and built up in suit to kings.
Tableau
The face-up cards on the tableau are built down in alternating colors. Tableau cards may be built on each other, but all face-up cards on a pile must be moved as a unit.
Whenever such a transfer is made, the exposed face-down card on one pile is turned up and becomes available.
Top cards of tableau piles are always available for play on foundations. Aces should be moved up as soon as possible, but any higher card can be kept on the tableau for building purposes, if the player wishes, rather than built on a foundation.
A space in the tableau, by removal of an entire pile, may be filled only by a king, or by a build with a king at the bottom.
Hand
When play comes to a standstill, cards are flipped from the hand to the wastepile three at a time. The top card on the wastepile is available for play.
Redeal
Unlimited redeals are permitted.

La Belle Lucie
A fascinating game that pays off well if you plan intelligently.
Layout
The pack is dealt into seventeen piles of three face-up cards with one card left over.
Foundations
The four aces, as they become available, are to be placed in a column and built up in suit to kings.
Play
Only one card at a time may be moved from the top of a pile. Top cards are available for building on foundations, or building on each other down in suit. A space by removal of an entire pile is never filled.
Redeal
Two redeals are permitted. All the cards except the foundation piles are picked up, shuffled, and dealt again in piles of three, with any one or two odd cards placed at the end in a separate pile.

Limited
This game is a slightly more difficult Lucas.
Pack
Two decks are used.
Layout
Thirty-six cards are dealt face-up to twelve piles of three each to form the tableau.
Foundations
The eight foundations are built up in suit from aces to kings.
Tableau
Tableau cards may be built down in suit. The top card of each pile is always available. A space made by removal of an entire pile may be filled by any available card from the tableau, wastepile, or hand.
Wastepile
Turn up cards from the hand one by one, placing unplayable cards face up on the wastepile. The top card of the wastepile, as well as the card in the hand, is available for play.

Little Spider
Don't be discouraged if little opportunity for building develops during the deal in this game. Building during the deal is merely an added bonus. The real play begins when the cards are down and the liberal building rules kick in.
Layout
Two rows of four cards each are dealt to form the tableau, leaving space between for the foundations. Continue to deal eight cards at a time, one on each pile or space of the tableau. After each eight-card deal from the hand, pause and play up what you can as described below. Do not fill spaces in the tableau except in the course of dealing a group of eight cards. The last four cards of the pack are dealt on the upper row.
Foundation
Two aces of one color and two kings of the other color, as they become available, are to be moved into a row between the tableau rows. The player has free choice of colors. The foundation aces are to be built up in suit to kings, and the foundation kings are to be built down in suit to aces.
Play
The top cards of tableau piles are available. Any available foundation may be moved into place from either tableau row. From the upper row, cards may be played off to all foundations. From the lower row, until the whole pack is dealt, a card may be built only on the foundation directly above the tableau pile.
Once the pack is completely dealt, top cards in the lower row as well as the upper may be played to any foundation, and top tableau cards may be built on each other in sequence up or down, regardless of suit. The sequence is circular, making ace and king adjacent in rank. A space by removal of an entire pile may not be filled.

Louis
This game is a slightly easier variation of St. Helena.
Pack
Two decks are used.
Foundations
One ace and one king of each suit are placed in two rows to form the foundations. The aces are to be built up in suit to kings, and the kings down in suit to aces.
Layout
The rest of the pack is dealt out into twelve piles around the foundations.
Play
During the deal of the first twelve cards, suitable cards are automatically played to the foundations. Piles are skipped because of such play.
After the deal, top cards of tableau piles are available for play on foundations or on each other. Building on the tableau is in suit, but may go up or down. The sequence is not circular; only a deuce may be placed on an ace, only a queen on a king.
A space made by removal of an entire pile may be filled by any available card from the tableau.
Redeal
Two redeals are permitted.

Lucas
The rules allow one redeal, but chances are you won't need it.
Pack
Two decks are used.
Foundations
The eight aces are dealt to the foundations, to be built up in suit to kings.
Layout
Thirty-nine cards are dealt face-up to thirteen piles of three each to form the tableau.
Tableau
Tableau cards may be built down in suit. The top card of each pile is always available. A space made by removal of an entire pile may be filled by any available card from the tableau, wastepile, or hand.
Wastepile
Turn up cards from the hand one by one, placing unplayable cards face up on the wastepile. The top card of the wastepile, as well as the card in the hand, is available for play.
Redeal
One redeal is permitted.


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