Solitaire AtlasBy Solitaire 1380
Solitaire 1380AtlasThe Plot

Canfield · Game rules

The Plot

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

A card is dealt to each of twelve tableau piles, and thirteen cards are dealt to a reserve pile. The tableau is built down by rank, regardless of suit, turning the corner from ace to king as necessary, and only single cards can be moved between tableau piles. Empty tableau piles can only be filled from the waste pile.

The foundation is built up by rank, regardless of suit, turning the corner from king to ace as necessary. A single card is dealt to the leftmost foundation pile at the start of the game, and this determines the base rank for all the foundations. Until the first foundation is filled with a full sequence of 13 cards, no cards can be moved to any of the remaining seven foundations, and you can only fill empty tableau piles with cards with the same rank as the foundation base rank.

Cards from the reserve can only be moved to an appropriate foundation pile. If there are no moves left, deal cards from the talon one at a time. No redeal is allowed - you can only go through the deck once.

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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