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Solitaire 1380AtlasEight Sages

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Eight Sages

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

A card is dealt to each of eight tableau piles. Tableau piles are built down by alternate color. Cards cannot be moved between tableau piles - only cards from the waste pile can be moved to the tableau. Empty tableau piles can be filled with any card from the waste pile.

Deal cards from the talon one at a time, and these cards can be moved to the tableau or foundation. One redeal is allowed, so you can go through the deck twice.

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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