Solitaire AtlasBy Solitaire 1380
Solitaire 1380AtlasDouble Fives

Two-Deck game · Game rules

Double Fives

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

How to play

All of the cards in one of two decks are dealt out to ten tableau piles of five cards each, with the last two cards put aside as reserve cards. The second deck is used as the talon. Tableau piles are built down by same suit, and only single cards can be moved between tableau piles. The reserve cards can be moved to the foundations or tableau at any time.

When there are no moves left, five cards are dealt from the talon. Any of these five cards can be moved to the tableau or foundations. If there are no more moves, the remaining of these five cards are placed aside, and five new cards are dealt. This continues until the talon is empty.

A single redeal is allowed. During this redeal, the cards set aside are used to form a new talon, and these cards are dealt one at a time (in the normal manner), and can be moved to the tableau or foundations.

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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