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Solitaire 1380AtlasBig Alhambra

Three-Deck game · Game rules

Big Alhambra

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Alhambra, but with three decks and ten piles. For the third deck, the black foundations are built up from ace to king while the red foundations are built down from king to ace.

Base game rules: Alhambra

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

How to play

At the start of the game, an ace and a king of each suit are dealt to the foundations, and eight piles of four cards are dealt as reserves.

Cards are dealt from the stock one at a time to the waste pile. Cards from the reserves can be moved to the waste pile, which is built up or down by same suit. Cards from the reserve and waste pile can also be moved to the foundations.

After the stock is empty, flip the waste pile and go through the stock again, including the new cards that were added in that round. Two redeals are allowed, so you can go through the deck up to three times total.

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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