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Fechter's Game

Goal

Group all the cards in sets of 13 cards in descending sequence by alternate color from King to Ace and move such sets to the foundations.

How to play

Four cards are dealt to each of twelve tableau piles, with alternating cards face-up and face-down (the bottom and third from the bottom cards are face-down). Tableau piles are built down by alternate color, and any card or valid sequence of cards can be moved between tableau piles. Only kings or sequences of cards starting with them can fill empty piles.

The object is to group the cards in sets of 13 cards, from King to Ace in an alternating color sequence. Such groups can be moved to the foundations.

When there are no moves left, you can deal one card from the talon to each tableau pile. However, if a tableau pile has a valid alternate color sequence at the top of it, starting with a king, that pile is skipped. The game is won if all cards are grouped into sequences and 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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