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Solitaire 1380AtlasDutchess

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Dutchess

Also known as Duchess, Glenwood

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

A card is dealt to each of four tableau piles. Three cards are dealt to each of four reserve piles. At the start of the game, one card from the top of the reserve must be moved to a foundation pile. This card is used as the base rank for the foundations. No other cards can be moved until this is done.

Tableau piles are built down by alternate color, wrapping from ace to king as necessary. Empty tableau piles can only be filled by the top card from one of the reserve piles. If the reserves are empty, any card or sequence can fill the empty piles.

Cards are dealt from the stock one at a time and can be moved to the tableau or foundations. You can only flip the deck and go through the deck once.

The foundation piles are built up by suit, starting from the base rank you set above, turning the corner 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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