Solitaire Card Game

Legend says the chances of winning this game are about one in a hundred.

Deal cards in a row. Whenever a card is of the same suit or same rank as the next at its left, or the third at its left, the right hand card (or pile) may be moved upon the other. If a card matches both the next and third-next cards, the player may make either move. After each move, look to see if others are now possible.

The game is won if the entire pack is consolidated in one pile.
The attraction of this solitaire game is that the percentage of wins is higher than in most of the other tableau-depleting games.

Discard any card lower than another card of the same suit (aces rank high, above the kings). Continue in the same way, dealing in rows of four upon four fixed piles or spaces, and discarding whenever possible.

A space in a tableau, by removal of an entire pile, may be filled by the top card from any other pile. Of course, the selection should be made if possible so as to release additional cards for discard. Spaces must be filled before a new row of four cards is dealt, if there are enough cards in the tableau for this purpose.

Since aces are high, they may be moved only into spaces. The game is won if, after the entire deck is dealt, only the four aces remain in the tableau, the rest having been discarded.

Instead of building on the tableau, build on the waste pile in this unique game.
One ace and one king of each suit are placed in a row to form the foundations. The aces are to be built up in suit to kings, and the kings down in suit to aces.
Thirty-two cards are dealt face-up to eight piles of four each to form the tableau.
Cards may not be built on tableau piles. The top card of each pile is always available for play on the foundations or wastepile. A space by removal of an entire pile is never filled.Turn up cards from the hand one by one, placing unplayable cards face up on the wastepile. The wastepile can be built up or down in suit by moving cards from the tableau. The top card of the wastepile, as well as the card in the hand, is available for play.
Two redeals are permitted.

Amazons
The four queens are amazons who top the foundations when the game is won, but good luck seeing that happen.

Pack
The kings, deuces, 3's, 4's, 5's, and 6's are removed from the pack. The remaining cards rank normally from queen high down to 7, with aces below 7's.

Layout
Four cards are dealt in a row to form the tableau.

Foundations
The four aces, as they become available, are to be placed in a row above the tableau and built up in suit to queens. The aces must be placed from left to right in the order they appear.

Play
The top card of each pile is available for play on the foundation immediately above it. Do not fill spaces except in the course of dealing. Cards are dealt four at a time, one on each pile, playing what you can between deals. Continue until the pack is exhausted.

Redeal
Two redeals are permitted. After the hand is exhausted and play is at a standstill, the four piles are picked up in the same order they were dealt, turned face down, and dealt again.

This is a simple and very ancient game, but enjoyable none the less.
The four aces are removed from the pack and placed in a row to form the foundations. These foundations are to be built in sequence to kings, regardless of suit.
A row of four cards is dealt below the foundations to form the reserve. Top cards of the reserve piles are available for play on foundations. Spaces in the reserve are not filled except by the deal.Whenever play comes to a standstill, deal four more cards from the hand, one on each pile or space.

This is a complex building game in which spaces count nothing and where kings are extremely important.The entire pack is dealt into four rows of thirteen face-up cards each, with the rows overlapping. Each king is transferred to the top of its column.The four aces, as they become available, are to be moved to a column to the right of the tableau and built up in suit to kings.The top cards of the tableau piles are available to be played on foundations, and may be built on each other downward, regardless of suit. A space by removal of an entire pile is never filled.

This game is Simple Addition with a small difference in the play of the hand. A row of five cards is dealt. Discard any kings and any pairs that total thirteen. Aces count as one, jacks count as eleven, and queens count as twelve. Deal five more cards on the first five, or in the spaces left by their removal. Discard as previously described. Continue until complete pack is dealt by rows of five, with two cards at the end which may be spread separately from the piles and are both available. Each new row of five buries the cards below in the piles until they are released by play of top cards. The game is won if the entire pack is discarded.

Beleaguered Castle
The four aces are removed from the pack and placed in a column, to be built up in suit to kings.
The remainder of the pack is dealt into two wings of a tableau, one on each side of the foundations. Each wing is made up of four rows of six cards each, the cards in each row overlapping.Only one card at a time at the open end of each row is available. The open end is that having the uncovered card. Available cards may be played on foundations, or may be built on each other downward without regard to suit. A space made by removal of an entire row may be filled by any available card.

Betsy Ross
This simple game is similar to Calculation but does not allow for tableau building.
Any two, four, six, and eight are removed from the pack and placed in a row to form the foundations. Any ace, two, three, and four are removed from the pack and placed in a row above the foundations. These are to remind the player how the corresponding foundation is built.
Each foundation is to be built up according to the card above it:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K (built up in ones)
4, 6, 8, 10, Q, A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K (built up in twos)
6, 9, Q, 2, 5, 8, J, A, 4, 7, 10, K (built up in threes)
8, Q, 3, 7, J, 2, 6, 10, A, 5, 9, K (built up in fours)
Cards may not be built on the row above the foundations. 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 on foundations.

Bisley
This tableau-building game offers a good mix of skill and chance.The four aces are dealt to four of the eight foundations, to be built up in suit to kings. The remaining four foundations are built down in suit from kings to aces.
If the top cards of two foundations of the same suit are in sequence, the cards on the king foundation may be built upon the ace foundation to obtain the full suit sequence. In this manner, complete the four ace foundations to win.
The entire pack is dealt into thirteen face-up tableau piles. The first four piles have three cards each and the remaining nine piles have four cards each.
Tableau cards may be built up or down in suit. The top card of each pile is always available. A space by removal of an entire pile is never filled.

Blockade
This tableau-building game is fairly easy to win. Two decks are used. Twelve cards are dealt in two rows to form the tableau. The eight foundations are built up in suit from aces to kings. Tableau cards may be built down in suit. The top card of each pile is always available. A group of cards on top of a pile, in correct sequence and suit, may be moved in whole or in part.
Spaces in the tableau are immediately filled from the hand. If the hand is empty, spaces may be filled by available cards from the tableau.
Whenever play comes to a standstill, deal twelve more cards from the hand, one on each tableau pile.

Blondes and Brunettes
This variation of Queen of Italy does not allow the player to choose the foundation base, which results in a game based largely on chance. Two decks are used. One card is dealt to the first foundation. Above the foundation row, ten face-up cards are dealt in a single pile to form the reserve. Below the foundation row, nine face-up cards are dealt to form the tableau piles.The other seven cards of same rank as the first foundation are to be moved to the row with it as they become available. The foundations are built up in alternating colors until each pile is thirteen cards.Tableau cards may be built down in alternating colors. Kings may be built on aces. The top card of each pile is always available.
Spaces in the tableau are immediately filled from the wastepile or hand. If the hand is empty, spaces are never filled.
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.

Bristol
Twenty-Four cards are dealt into three rows of eight face-up cards each, with the rows overlapping. All kings are automatically moved to the tops of their columns.
The four aces, as they become available, are to be moved to a column to the right of the tableau and built up to kings, without regard for suit. Whenever play comes to a standstill, deal three cards from the hand, one on each wastepile. Only one card at a time, from the tops of the tableu or wastepiles, is available. Available cards may be played on foundations, or may be built on each other downward without regard to suit. A space made by removal of an entire row may not be filled. A space made in a wastepile may only be filled from the hand.

Busy Aces
Many two-pack solitaire games are variations of this simple classic.Two decks are used.Two rows of six cards each are dealt to form the tableau.The eight aces, as they become available, are to be placed in a row above the tableau and built up in suit to kings.The tableau piles may be built on each other downward in suit. Spaces may be filled from the wastepile or hand. Top cards of tableau piles are available for play on foundations. 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.

Calculation
This game stands at the top of the list of games that give opportunity for skill. Although some say that two games out of three can be won with patience, an experienced player should win four to five times as often as a beginner.


Foundations
Any ace, two, three, and four are removed from the pack and placed in a row to form the foundations. Each is to be built up in an arithmetic series as follows, without regard to suits:
A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K (built up in ones)
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Q, A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K (built up in twos)
3, 6, 9, Q, 2, 5, 8, J, A, 4, 7, 10, K (built up in threes)
4, 8, Q, 3, 7, J, 2, 6, 10, A, 5, 9, K (built up in fours)
Play
Turn up cards from the hand singly and place unplayable cards on any of four tableau piles below the foundations, without regard to rank or suit. The top card of each tableau pile, as well as the card in hand, is available for play on foundations. Cards may not be moved between tableau piles.

Canfield
This solitaire takes its name from a celebrated gaming house at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Layout
Four face-up cards are dealt to form the tableau piles. To the left of this, thirteen face-up cards are dealt and squared up to form the stock. Above the tableau piles, one card is dealt to the first foundation.
Foundations
The other three cards of same rank as the first foundation are to be moved to the row with it as they become available. The foundations are built up in suit until each pile is thirteen cards.
Play
Tableau cards may be built on each other downward in alternate colors. The top card or an entire pile may be moved during building. Top cards of the piles are available to be played on the foundations, but never into spaces.
Spaces are automatically filled at once from the stock. The top card of the stock is also available to be played on foundations or built on tableau piles. After the stock is exhausted, tableau spaces may be filled from the wastepile or hand, and the player may keep them open until he wishes to use them.
Wastepile
Cards are turned up from the hand in groups of three and placed on a singe wastepile. The top card of this wastepile is available for play on foundations or the tableau. Redealing by threes may be continued without limit until the game is won or comes to a standstill.

Capricieuse
The name of this game is an allusion to the patron saint of Patience, Lady Luck.
Pack
Two decks are used.
Foundations
One ace and one king of each suit are placed in a row 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 in two rows of six.
Play
During the deal, suitable cards are automatically played to the foundations. Piles are not skipped because of such play: one card is dealt to each pile in turn.
After the deal, top cards of taleau 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. The cards are picked up in reverse of the order in which they were dealt to form a new hand.


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