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Raglan · Game rules

Flower Garden

Also known as The Bouquet, The Garden, Le Parterre

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Cards are dealt to six columns of six cards each. The individual columns are called the flower beds, with the entire tableau being called the garden. An additional sixteen cards are placed aside in a reserve called the bouquet.

The flower beds are built down by rank, regardless of suit. Only single cards can be moved between flower beds, and any card can fill an empty space. Cards from the bouquet can be moved to the garden or the foundations, but cards cannot be moved to the bouquet.

The foundations are built up by suit from ace to king, and the game is won if all cards 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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