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Beleaguered Castle · Game rules

Castles End

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Bastion, but before any other cards can be moved, any one card must be moved to the foundations. The foundations are then built up by suit starting from that rank, wrapping from king to ace as necessary.

Also, the tableau piles are built up or down by alternate color.

Base game rules: Bastion

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Cards are dealt to ten piles of five cards each. The remaining two cards are dealt to two reserves. Tableau piles are built up or down by same suit, and only single cards can be moved between tableau piles. You can move cards from the reserve to the tableau or the foundations, and empty reserve piles can be used as free cells.

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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