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Solitaire 1380AtlasCrossroads

Forty Thieves · Game rules

Crossroads

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Junction, but with four full decks, and seven tableau piles of seven cards each, with the second, fourth, and sixth card of each pile dealt face-down. The foundation piles are built up from ace to king.

Base game rules: Junction

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Junction is played with only the cards from seven to ace of four decks.

A card is dealt to each of seven tableau piles. Tableau piles are built down by alternate color, and any card or sequence of cards can be moved between tableau piles. Cards can be dealt from the talon one at a time and moved to an appropriate tableau or foundation pile.

The foundations are built up by same suit, starting with the ace, then the seven is played on the ace and then built up 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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