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One-Deck game · Game rules

Rosamund's Bower

Also known as Rosamund

Goal

Move all cards to the single foundation.

How to play

At the start of the game, the Jack of Spades is placed aside, along with the King of Spades and Queen of Hearts. Eight cards are dealt in a circle around the queen, and a pile of seven cards is dealt face-down below the king.

The foundation is built down from the jack, turning the corner from ace to king as necessary. When a card is moved from the piles around the queen, it is replaced with the top card from the pile below the king.

When there are no moves left, you can draw cards from the talon one at a time, and move them to one of three waste piles, or the foundation directly. When the talon is empty, you can place the three waste piles on top of each other to form a new talon and redeal. You can redeal three times per game.

Only once all the other cards have been moved to the foundation can the Queen of Hearts or King of Spades be moved. Once they are moved to the foundation, and all cards have been moved to the foundation, the game is won.

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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