Goal
Finish with exactly one occupied board position after using all eighteen cards. No rearrangement, stock turnover or redeal is allowed.
Starting layout
Use eighteen randomly selected cards. Deal fifteen face up in three rows of five and keep three covered stock cards. The other thirty-four deck cards are not part of this deal.
How to play
Conquer a neighboring card of the same rank or suit, including diagonal neighbors. You may also conquer along the same row or column across empty positions, but never across an occupied position. Conquered cards leave play; gaps stay where they were. Once there is a gap, you may draw one stock card. You must place that waste card into an empty position before any other move or draw. Use all three stock cards during the game.
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.
Solitaire 1380 game instructions. Game reference.