Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

Game info: Four-Deck solitaires type; 4 decks (208 cards); no redeal

• Game time: Long; More than 10 minutes
• Difficulty level: Medium
• Skill level: Mostly skill
• Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 10; 10%

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

Solitaire Rules

Foundations (16 piles: complete these piles to win the game)

• "Ace" foundations: Build up in suit from Ace to King. For example, a 2 can only be played on an Ace).

• "King" foundations: Build down in suit from King to Ace. For example, a Queen can only be played on a King)

Tableau (Sixteen piles of thirteen cards each)

• Build up or down in suit.

• Only one card at a time can be moved.

• Spaces cannot be filled.

Reserve (Eight piles)

• These piles are storage (holding) locations for cards being played to the foundations and the tableau.

• Reserves can hold only one card at a time.

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