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Families

Goal

Remove all groups of jack-queen-king of the same suit.

How to play

Families is played with eight sets of Jack, Queen, and King - two of each suit, along with six black jokers and two red jokers. All of the cards are dealt face-down.

Flip three cards. If you flip a sequence of Jack, Queen, and King of the same suit, the cards are removed. If not, they are flipped face-down again.

If a red joker is flipped, all of the remaining unmatched cards that were not flipped are reshuffled and redealt (after you've flipped all three cards).

If a pair of black jokers is flipped, the game is lost. If all eight sequences are removed before this happens, the game is won.

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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