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Solitaire 1380AtlasCrescent

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Crescent

Also known as La Demi-Lune, Open Crescent

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

There are eight foundations. At the start of the game, a king of each suit is placed on the bottom of four of them, and an ace on the other four. The foundations that start with a king are built down by suit, while the ones that start with an ace are built up.

The tableau consists of sixteen piles of six cards, and may be built up or down by suit. When building tableau piles, sequences can turn the corner, so aces may be played on kings and vice versa. However, this cannot be done in the foundation.

Empty tableau piles may not be filled.

Three redeals are allowed. During each redeal, the bottom card of each tableau pile is moved to the top of that pile. The remaining cards are unmoved.

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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