Goal
Arrange the 10 Poker hands for a total score of 200 points or more.
How to play
At game start 25 cards are dealt to the tableau piles.
Swap any 2 cards on the tableau to maximize your score.
Points are awarded for the 5 Poker hands from left to right and for the 5 hands from top to bottom.
You win if your score reaches 200 points.
Poker Hands
Poker hands are as follows, ordered from least valuable to most valuable. Each hand is scored based as most valuable type:
- One Pair - Two cards of the same rank.
- Two Pair - Two sets of two cards of the same rank.
- 3 of a Kind - Three cards of the same rank.
- Straight - Five cards of sequential rank.
- Flush - Five cards of the same suit.
- Full House - A three of a kind plus a pair.
- 4 of a Kind - Four cards of the same rank.
- Straight Flush - Five cards of sequential rank of the same suit.
- Royal Flush - The ten, jack, queen, king and ace of the same suit.
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.