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Solitaire 1380AtlasAmazons

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Amazons

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Amazons is played with only the Aces and Sevens through queens of each suit. The remaining cards are removed.

A card is dealt to each of four tableau piles. No building on the tableau is allowed - cards can only be moved from the tableau to foundations. The foundations are built up by rank, regardless of suit, with the sevens played on the aces. With the exception of the aces and queens, a card can only be moved to the foundation from the tableau pile directly below it.

Once the talon is empty, you can pick up the tableau piles and combine them to form a new talon. You can do this as many times as necessary.

Once a foundation is filled, cards are no longer dealt to the tableau pile directly below it. The game is won if all the cards are moved to the foundations.

New to solitaire? A few useful terms
Tableau
The main playing area, usually arranged in columns or piles.
Foundation
A destination where cards are collected in the order required by the game.
Stock / talon
Cards waiting to be dealt. A game may allow one pass or several.
Waste
A pile receiving cards turned over from the stock.
Reserve / cell
A holding area. Its capacity and movement rules depend on the game.
Redeal
Another pass through the stock or a redistribution of cards, as specified in that game’s rules.

Game-rule reference adapted from PySolFC documentation, licensed under GPL v3 or later. References describe the game’s mechanics.

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