Solitaire AtlasBy Solitaire 1380
Solitaire 1380AtlasNordic

Spider · Game rules

Nordic

Goal

Move all cards to the tableau, in four columns with complete sequences from king to ace.

At a glance

Like Curds and Whey, but ten piles, and anything on an empty space.

Base game rules: Curds and Whey

Goal

Move all cards to the tableau, in four columns with complete sequences from king to ace.

How to play

Cards are dealt to thirteen piles of four cards each. Tableau piles are built down by either same suit or rank. Any card or valid sequence of cards can be moved, but combined sequences that contain groups that are both the same rank or suit cannot be moved.

Only kings or sequences that begin with kings can be moved to empty tableau piles. The game is won if all the cards can be arranged in four same suit sequences from king to ace.

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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