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Beleaguered Castle · Game rules

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Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Cards are dealt to ten tableau piles, with the first pile containing one card, the second containing two, and so on, up until the last three piles containing eight cards each.

Tableau piles are built down by alternating colors, and cards can be moved between tableau piles one at a time. Foundations are built up by suit, starting from aces.

The game is won if 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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