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Two-Deck game · Game rules

Bad Seven

Also known as Die boese Sieben

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

This game is played with two stripped decks, containing only the sevens through kings of each suit, plus the aces. Cards are dealt to seven piles of seven cards, with every other card dealt face-down (the second, fourth, and sixth cards in each pile will be face-down). When dealing, any ace that would be dealt face-up is moved directly to the foundations.

Tableau piles are built down by alternate color. Any card or valid sequence of cards can be moved between tableau piles. Any card or sequence can fill empty tableau piles.

When there are no more moves, you can deal one card from the talon to each tableau pile. If the tableau is empty, you're allowed one redeal. For this redeal, the deck is shuffled, and redealt as before, only this time, after all of the seven piles have seven cards, any remaining cards are dealt to the bottom of the piles face-up, until the deck is empty.

The foundations are built up by suit, with sevens being placed on top of aces. The game is won if all 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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