Two-Deck game · Game rules

Les Quatre Coins

Also known as Four Corners, Cornerstones, Corner Patience

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

How to play

Cards are dealt to two columns of six cards each. The top and bottom cards are the corner cards, and are placed slightly separate from the rest of the tableau. There are two columns of foundations between the middle four cards of each column.

First, an ace and king of each suit must be moved to the foundations, with the aces on the left and kings on the right, and cards of the same suit next to each other. Once an ace and king of each suit is in the foundation, the piles can be built further, with the ace piles built up by same suit to king and the king piles built down by same suit to ace. A card can only be moved to the foundation pile next to it, though corner cards can be moved to any foundation.

When there are no moves left, you can deal one card from the talon to each of the tableau piles. Once the talon is empty, you can build tableau piles up or down regardless of suit, and can move any card to the foundation, regardless of its position. Empty tableau piles cannot be filled. At this point, once there are no moves left, you can combine the tableau piles to form a new talon and redeal. You are allowed two redeals.

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.