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Halifax

Original Solitaire

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

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

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

Foundations (Eight piles starting with 4 Aces and 4 Twos)

  • "Ace" foundations: Build up in suit by twos from Ace to Queen: A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Q. For example, a 3 can only be played on an Ace.

  • "Two" foundations: Build up in suit by twos from Two to King: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Q, A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K. For example, a 4 can only be played on a 2.

  • Autoplay is available.

Tableau (Eight columns starting with three cards each, the last one face up)

  • Build down, regardless of suit by twos. For example, a 10 can be played on a Queen .

  • Ranking of cards is continuous: build King after 2 and Queen after Ace when necessary.

  • The top card of each column is available for play to the foundations or to another tableau column.

  • A packed sequence, or any portion of it, may be moved to another tableau column.

  • Spaces may be filled with any available card or packed sequence.

Stock

  • Click once on the stock to deal eight new cards to the tableau.

  • There is no redeal.

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