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Solitaire 1380AtlasKing's Audience

One-Deck game · Game rules

King's Audience

Also known as Queen's Audience

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Sixteen cards are dealt in a square, forming a tableau called the "antechamber". No building on these tableau piles is allowed.

There are two rows of foundations. Each foundation in the top row just receives a King and Queen of the same suit, both of which must be played together when both cards are available (in PySol, move one appropriate card to the other in the tableau, and they will both automatically be moved to the correct foundation). The bottom row of foundations is started with an ace and Jack of the same suit, played in a similar manner, but with the Jack on top. Then, they're built down by same suit from Jack to two.

Empty piles in the antechamber are filled from the waste pile, or the talon if the waste is empty. Cards can be dealt from the talon one at a time to the waste pile - no 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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