Two-Deck game · Game rules

Matrimony

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

How to play

One Jack and Queen of diamonds are dealt to the foundations. An additional card is dealt to each of sixteen tableau piles. There are two sets of foundations, one built down by rank from Jack to Queen, and the other built up from Queen to Jack, all turning the corner from King to Ace or Ace to King as necessary. Each set contains one foundation of each suit.

Cards from the tableau can be moved to appropriate foundations, but building on the tableau is not allowed. 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 are allowed additional redeals, by taking the pile in the bottom right, and dealing the cards from it to other tableau piles, one each, starting with the pile directly to the right of it (or the top left pile for the bottom right pile). After this, you can do the same for each tableau pile, going right to left, bottom to top, until you've redealt each pile once.

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.