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Picture Gallery · Game rules

Big Parade

Goal

Fill all of the foundations.

At a glance

Like Royal Parade, but with three decks and twelve piles per row.

Base game rules: Royal Parade

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Royal Parade is a variation of Picture Gallery Similarly, the layout consists of three rows of playing piles, a row for newly-dealt cards, and a castoff pile for Aces.

All Aces are cast off to the pile on the right. Use the <A> key. When you clear a space on the tableau, you can only fill it with the right card:

  • In the first row, you build up sequences starting with a Two,
  • in the second row with a Three, and in the
  • third row with a Four.
Additionally, the position of two cards on the tableau can be swapped if both of them would end up in the correct row as a result.

You build up sequences incrementing by three, up to the face cards. Thus, in the first row, each pile is 2-5-8-Jack, in the second row 3-6-9-Queen, and in the third row, 4-7-10-King. Once a sequence has been started, you have to follow suit.

If you clear a space at the bottom it will get automatically filled with a card from the talon. If the talon is empty, clear spaces in the talon cannot be filled.

Base game rules: Picture Gallery (Die Bildgallerie)

Goal

Fill the entire Gallery with pictures.

How to play

The layout consists of three rows of playing piles, a row for newly- dealt cards, and a castoff pile for Aces.

All Aces are cast off to the pile on the right. Use the <A> key. When you clear a space on the tableau, you can only fill it with the right card:

  • In the first row, you build up sequences starting with a Four,
  • in the second row with a Three, and in the
  • third row with a Two.
You build up sequences incrementing by three, up to the face cards. Thus, in the first row, each pile is 4-7-10-King, in the second row 3-6-9-Queen, and in the third row, 2-5-8-Jack. Once a sequence has been started, you have to follow suit.

If you clear a space at the bottom it will get automatically filled with a card from the talon. But if the talon is gone and you clear a space at the bottom, then you can fill it with any card. When no further moves are possible, select the talon for a fresh row of cards at the bottom.

You win when the entire Gallery is filled with pictures, that is, face cards.

Playing tips

Because of the many piles involved the Picture Gallery requires some concentration, but it is not too hard to win.

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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