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Solitaire 1380AtlasFaerie Queen

Two-Deck game · Game rules

Faerie Queen

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Salic Law, but the queens are not dealt separately, and the foundations are built up from ace to queen. Also, you can build the tableau piles down by rank, regardless of suit, but only once the talon is empty.

Base game rules: Salic Law

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations, except for the kings.

How to play

At the start of the game, the queens are dealt to an upper row of foundations, and a single king is dealt to the tableau. No further cards are dealt to the queen foundation.

Cards are dealt from the talon to a tableau pile one at a time. While dealing to the tableau, any exposed cards can be moved to the lower foundations, which are built up by rank from ace to jack, regardless of suit, if a king is beneath them.

If a king would be dealt to the tableau, the current tableau pile is completed, and the king is used to start a new pile. Cards are dealt to this pile before the next pile.

Any single card can be moved onto an exposed king in the tableau, but otherwise, there is no building on the tableau. The game is won if all cards other than the kings 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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