Solitaire AtlasBy Solitaire 1380
Solitaire 1380AtlasCatherine the Great

Two-Deck game · Game rules

Catherine the Great

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

How to play

Both queens of clubs, diamonds and spades, plus one queen of hearts, are dealt in an inverted U pattern in the center of the play area. A king of hearts is dealt in the center of the queens. These form the foundations. Then, a card is dealt to each of ten tableau piles, five to the left of the foundations and five to the right.

Tableau piles are built up by rank regardless of suit, wrapping from king to ace as necessary. Empty piles are immediately filled from the talon or waste pile. If the talon and waste are empty, empty tableau piles can't be filled. Cards can be dealt from the talon one at a time, and moved to tableau or foundation piles. No redeal is allowed.

The foundations with the queens are built down by same suit to king, turning the corner from ace to king as necessary, while the middle foundation is built up by same suit to queen, wrapping from king to ace as necessary. 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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