Goal
Move all 52 cards onto the four alternating-color foundations: two ascend from ace to king and two descend from king to ace. There is no turnover.
Starting layout
Deal eight single cards in two rows around four foundations. Keep the remaining 44 cards in stock.
How to play
Start the two left foundations with aces of one color and the two right foundations with kings of the opposite color. Build the left foundations upward and the right foundations downward, alternating colors. While stock remains, do not build between tableau piles. Upper-row tops may build on any foundation; lower-row tops use only the foundation directly above them. Foundation starters are exempt from alignment. Draw one card onto each tableau pile, including a final partial row. After stock is exhausted, all tableau tops can reach any foundation and can build one rank up or down on another occupied pile. Move only one card at a time. Tableau ranks do not wrap between king and ace in this alternating-color version. Never fill a tableau gap by moving a card.
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.
Solitaire 1380 game instructions. Game reference.