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Solitaire 1380AtlasBeehive

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Beehive

Goal

Move all cards to the foundation.

How to play

Six tableau piles are dealt forming the "garden", and there is a thirteen card reserve called the "beehive".

Piles in the tableau/garden are built by the same rank. Once all four cards of the same rank are in a tableau pile, that pile may be moved to the foundation. If a tableau pile is empty, the top card from the reserve/beehive is dealt in its place. If the reserve is empty, any card from the tableau or waste pile may be dealt in its place.

Cards may be dealt from the stock three at a time, and may be played on the tableau piles. The top card of the reserve/beehive may also be moved to a matching tableau pile.

The game is won when all cards have been matched up and moved to the foundation.

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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