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Forty Thieves · Game rules

Emperor

Also known as Deauville

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Forty Thieves, but the piles build down by alternate color and only the top card of each pile is face-up. A variant of Streets.

Base game rules: Forty Thieves

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Forty cards are dealt to 10 piles. These piles are built down in suit. Only the top card of a pile is available for playing, and spaces can be filled by any card.

Cards from the talon are turned over to the waste pile, one at a time. You can move the leftmost card to the playing piles or the foundations. There is no redeal.

Base game rules: Streets

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Forty Thieves, but the piles build down by alternate color.

Base game rules: Forty Thieves

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Forty cards are dealt to 10 piles. These piles are built down in suit. Only the top card of a pile is available for playing, and spaces can be filled by any card.

Cards from the talon are turned over to the waste pile, one at a time. You can move the leftmost card to the playing piles or the foundations. There is no redeal.

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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