Goal
When no match remains, deal one stock card onto each surviving face-up pile, including a final partial deal. Clear all three rows to win, even if stock cards remain.
Starting layout
Use two decks. Deal three rows of seven cards, alternating face up and face down, starting face up. The other 83 cards form the stock.
How to play
Choose matching face-up ranks on either side of one face-down card in the same row. Remove the hidden card and the entire right pile; keep the left pile. Close that row to the left. When only three piles remain in a row, remove them automatically.
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.
Solitaire 1380 game instructions. Game reference.