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Solitaire 1380AtlasPhantom Blockade

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Phantom Blockade

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Blockade, but at the start of the game, the tableau is dealt as thirteen piles of three cards each.

Base game rules: Blockade

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Twelve cards are dealt to twelve tableau piles. Tableau piles can be built down by same suit, and any valid card or sequence of cards can be moved between piles. Empty tableau piles are immediately filled with a card from the talon - if the talon is empty, any card or sequence can be moved to an empty pile.

If you are stuck, you can deal one card from the talon to the top of each tableau pile.

Foundations are built up from ace to king by same suit. 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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