Solitaire Collection

Original Solitaire

Game info: Non-Builders game type; 1 partial deck (30 cards); no redeal

• Game time: Quick
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Skill level: Moderate
• Chance of winning: Very high; about 1 in 2; 50%

Object of the game:To complete the "building of the Tower" before the deck is exhausted.

Solitaire Rules

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• The Tower must be built starting with the Aces.

• A card of a higher rank can be built only if the rank immediately below is already placed (for example the 3 can be built only if the Ace and the 2 are already in place).

• The game is won if the entire Tower is built before the deck is exhausted.

Tableau (3 columns)

• Build down in alternating colors (for example, a 5 can be played on a 6).

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

• 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

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

• There is no redeal.

Waste (1 pile)

• The top card is available for play.

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