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Forty Thieves · Game rules

Twin Queens

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Forty Thieves, but with a different layout consisting of eight piles of one card, the foundations in between. The 8 piles build down by same suit, and empty piles are automatically filled from the waste or talon.

The foundations are built up by same suit from king, turning the corner as necessary, with the queens on top of the finished foundations.

Also, one redeal is allowed.

Base game rules: Forty Thieves

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Forty cards are dealt to 10 piles. These piles are built down in suit. Only the top card of a pile is available for playing, and spaces can be filled by any card.

Cards from the talon are turned over to the waste pile, one at a time. You can move the leftmost card to the playing piles or the foundations. There is no redeal.

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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