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Beleaguered Castle · Game rules

Castle Mount

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Lightweight, but with three decks, and sequences of cards can only be moved if they're of the same suit.

Base game rules: Lightweight

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

The tableau cards are dealt in twelve piles of eight card. The eight aces are dealt to start the foundations. Tableau piles are built down by rank, regardless of suit. Any valid sequence of cards can be moved between tableau piles. Only kings can be played in empty piles.

The foundations are built up by same suit. Cards on the foundations can't be moved. 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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