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Grandmother's Game

Goal

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

At a glance

Just like Relaxed Spider, but deal 60 cards face up at game start.

How to play

60 cards are dealt open face in 10 piles. Piles build down by rank, regardless of suit. However, sequences that are all of the same suit are preferred because these are available for further movement.

A free space can be filled by any single card or sequence.

The object is to group the cards in sets of 13 cards, from King to Ace of the same suit. Such groups can be moved to a free space and then off the game by a mouseclick.

When no more sensible moves are available, select the talon. One card will be added to each of the playing piles (this includes the at this time free spaces too).

You may deal new cards at any time.

Playing tips

Grandmother's Game is a complex strategic solitaire game which cannot be solved very often. A good way to get to a satisfactory solution is to establish at least one, better two or even more, free spaces to get room for moving the cards and fit them together to descending suits.

Base game rules: Relaxed Spider

Goal

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

At a glance

Just like Spider, but you may deal new cards even if there are empty rows.

Base game rules: Spider

Goal

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

How to play

54 cards are dealt in 10 piles. Cards are built down, regardless of suit. However, sequences that are all of the same suit are preferred because these are available for further movement. A space can be filled by any card or legal group of cards.

The object is to group the cards in sets of 13 cards, from King to Ace of the same suit. Such groups can be moved to the foundations.

When no more moves are possible, select the talon. One card will be added to each of the playing piles.

You only may deal new cards if there are no empty spaces.

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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