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Solitaire Card Games
Solitaire or
Solitare, or patience is one of the all time great ways to kill
time and amuse oneself.
As with most card games, there are many variations of solitaire
and we won't go into all of them here, but we will cover a few
of the most popular solitaire games. Find below a presentation
and ruels of some of the games included in Pretty good solitaire.
Spider Solitaire is a Classic Solitaire Game
The object of spider solitaire is to set all the cards in rows
according to value and suit. When you are finished each row
should have all cards of the same suit. Therefore, the successful
culmination of Spider Solitaire finds four rows of thirteen
cards each. Or in other words, all the clubs in one row in order
from King to ace and all the hearts in another row in order
from King to ace and so on.
Layout for Spider Solitaire
Two decks are used. The cards are layed out in ten piles called
tableaus, meaning a row or pile of cards that are meant to be
packed or built upon. Groups of cards in sequence and of the
same suit may be moved as one unit and that accounts for a lot
of the strategy in Spider solitaire. An example of a group in
sequence of the same suit would be the ten, nine, eight all
of clubs. At the start of the game 6 cards each are dealt to
the first 4 piles, 5 cards each to the remaining piles. The
top card is face up.
Notes: (1) All tableau piles must be filled before dealing.(2)When
a sequence of 13 cards down in suit from King to Ace is formed,
it should be removed from play (usually done automatically if
you are using computer software).
Remember, though you may build down in any suit, building down
in sequence is your ultimate goal to win spider solitaire, therefore
staying in the same suit is your priority
Spider Solitaire is really quite simple, a lot of fun, and thoroughly
addicting.
Scorpion Solitaire (Solitare)
Scorpion is a tough game but very popular, proving that solitaire
players aren't lazy. Using one deck, deal seven tableau piles
of seven cards each. The first three piles contain three face-down
cards and four face-up cards; the remaining piles are all face-up.
The remaining three cards are the reserve. The object is the
same as Spider, i.e. to build K-A sequences in suit, within
the tableau. Cards may be moved singly, or in groups (regardless
of sequence). Spaces may only be filled by kings. When no more
moves are possible, deal the reserve cards onto the first three
tableau piles and continue playing.
Klondike Solitaire or Solitare
Use one deck of cards
Klondike soliaire is also known as: Canfield, Chinaman, Demon,
Fascination, Small Triangle
Layoutt: The tableau consists of seven columns, with the first
colum containing one card, the second column two cards, the
third column three cards, and so on. The top card of each column
is face-up; the remainder of the cards are face-down. The 24
unplayed cards are left face-down to form the stock.
Object: The object of the game is to move the four aces, as
they appear, to the foundations, and build each up in suit from
ace to king (A-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-J-Q-K).
Play: Turn cards face-up from the stock three at a time onto
a wastepile. The top card of the wastepile may be played onto
the tableau or foudations. Likewise, the top card of each tableau
pile is available for play onto the foundations or another tableau
pile. Cards within the tableau may be build down in sequence
and alternating color. A sequence of cards may be moved as a
unit from one pile to another. When a face-down tableau card
is exposed, turn it face-up. If a space is created in the tableau,
it may only be filled with a king. The stock may be recycled
from the wastepile when it becomes empty. The game ends when
either all foundations are filled (in which case you've won),
or when no more moves are possible (or when the only possible
move is to recycle the stock). In this case you've lost.
A slightly easier version of the game allows you to pull cards
from the stock one at a time (rather than three at a time).
In some versions of the game, this also limits the number of
redeals you're allowed (usually to two).
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