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Lafayette

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

A card is dealt to each of four tableau piles, and thirteen cards are dealt to a reserve pile, arranged so all cards are visible.

The tableau piles are built down by alternate color. Any card or valid sequence of cards can be moved between piles. Empty tableau piles are immediately filled from the top card of the reserve. If the reserve is empty, only sevens or sequences of cards starting with a seven can be moved to tableau piles. You can also move cards from the top of the reserve to the tableau or foundations.

When there are no moves left, you can draw cards from the talon three at a time, and move them to the tableau or reserve. You can go through the deck as many times as needed.

There are eight foundations. Four are built up by suit from ace to king, and the other four are built down from king to ace. The game is won if all cards are moved to the foundations - it doesn't matter how many cards are in each foundation.

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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