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Solitaire 1380AtlasOctave

Forty Thieves · Game rules

Octave

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Cards are dealt to eight piles of three cards, and the aces are dealt to the foundations. Tableau piles are built down by alternate colors, and only single cards can be moved between tableau piles.

Cards are dealt from the talon one at a time and can be moved to foundation or tableau piles. When the talon is empty, it can be flipped for a second deal. During this second round, eight cards are dealt from the talon to eight waste piles, and a new card is dealt to fill empty piles from these waste piles.

Foundations are built up by same suit, and the game is won when all cards are moved to the foundation.

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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