Solitaire AtlasBy Solitaire 1380
Solitaire 1380AtlasContradance

Two-Deck game · Game rules

Contradance

Also known as Cotillion

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

How to play

All of the fives and sixes are dealt to the foundations. The foundations with fives are built down by suit to ace, with the kings then placed on the aces, while the foundations with sixes are built up by suit to queen.

Cards are dealt from the talon one at a time, and can be moved to appropriate foundations. You can redeal once, so you are allowed to go through the deck twice at most. The game is won if all cards are moved to the foundation.

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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