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Solitaire 1380AtlasGrandmamma's Patience

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Grandmamma's Patience

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Grandfather, but there are twenty-two tableau piled, all cards dealt from the stock must be played to tableau or foundation piles immediately, and there are four reserve piles.

Additionally, at the start of the game, one card is dealt to a foundation. One set of foundations is built down by suit from that rank while the other is built up by suit from the rank one higher. Foundation piles wrap from ace to king as necessary.

Base game rules: Grandfather

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Twenty cards are dealt to twenty piles.

Cards from the tableau can be moved to foundations. The four foundations on the left are built up by suit from ace to king, while the four on the right are built down by suit from king to ace.

Cards are dealt from the stock one at a time and can be moved to the tableau or foundation piles. Though each tableau pile can only have a max of two cards. Cards cannot be moved between tableau piles, and empty piles are filled from the stock immediately. A single redeal is allowed.

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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