Solitaire AtlasBy Solitaire 1380
Solitaire 1380AtlasLove a Duck

Yukon · Game rules

Love a Duck

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

The tableau piles are built in a pyramid-esque layout, with eleven cards in the top layer, ten cards in the middle, and nine on the bottom. The remaining cards are dealt out to the top layer. Each card forms a tableau pile which can be built down by alternate color, but cards can be moved regardless of sequence. The bottom layer cards can be filled with a king when empty, but the remaining layers cannot be filled.

Though all cards are dealt face-up, cards in the lower layers cannot be moved until the cards on top of them are moved. However, if the only card or sequence overlapping a card can legally be played on it, that sequence can be moved down in a dropdown move.

Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. The game is won when 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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