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Solitaire 1380AtlasBastille Day

Terrace · Game rules

Bastille Day

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

First, all of the kings are set aside, with four additional cards. The kings are placed on top of these cards, face-down, forming a stack called the Bastille.

Of the remaining cards, they are dealt to eight piles of four cards each, with only the top cards face-up, and nine cards are dealt to a reserve. Tableau piles are built down by alternate color, and any card or valid sequence of cards can be moved between tableau piles, and single cards from the top of the reserve can be moved to the tableau or foundations.

When there are no moves left, you can deal cards from the talon one at a time and move them to the tableau or foundations. Once the reserve is empty, cards from the Bastille can be moved to the bottom of the reserve one at a time.

The foundations are built up by same suit from ace to king. 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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