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Solitaire 1380AtlasThirty

One-Deck game · Game rules

Thirty

Goal

Move all the cards to the foundations.

How to play

Thirty is played with a deck of only 32 cards, including the 7 through ace of each suit.

Thirty cards are dealt to six piles of five cards each, with the remaining two cards set aside as reserve cards. Tableau piles are built down by rank, regardless of suit, though only sequences of cards of the same suit can be moved together. The reserve cards can be moved to appropriate tableau or foundation piles at any time.

The foundations are built up by same suit, starting with the ace. Then, the seven is played on the ace, which is then built up to king. 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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