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Solitaire Rules

Objective

Move all cards to the foundation piles, built up by suit from Ace to King.

Game Setup

• 28 cards are dealt face down into 7 tableau piles with increasing numbers of cards (1 to 7)
• The top card of each tableau pile is turned face up
• The remaining 24 cards form the stock pile
• Four empty foundation piles are reserved for building complete suits

How to Play

• Tableau: Build down in alternating colors (red/black). Only the bottom card of each pile is playable.
• Foundation: Build up by suit from Ace to King. Only Aces can start a foundation pile.
• Stock: Click to deal cards one at a time (or three at a time in some versions) to the waste pile.
• Waste: The top card can be played to tableau or foundation.
• You can move sequences of cards between tableau piles if they follow the alternating color and descending order rules.
• An empty tableau slot can only be filled with a King (or a sequence starting with a King).

Scoring

• Move card to foundation: +10 points
• Move card from waste to tableau: +5 points
• Move card from tableau to foundation: +10 points
• Turn over a tableau card: +5 points
• Move card from foundation back to tableau: -15 points