Forty Thieves · Game rules

Waterloo

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Forty Thieves, but with only six piles of one card each, and piles are built down by rank regardless of suit, with sequences of the same suit being able to be moved together (in a manner similar to Spider).

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.

Base game rules: Spider

Goal

Group all the cards in sets of 13 cards in descending sequence by suit from King to Ace and move such sets to the foundations.

How to play

54 cards are dealt in 10 piles. Cards are built down, regardless of suit. However, sequences that are all of the same suit are preferred because these are available for further movement. A space can be filled by any card or legal group of cards.

The object is to group the cards in sets of 13 cards, from King to Ace of the same suit. Such groups can be moved to the foundations.

When no more moves are possible, select the talon. One card will be added to each of the playing piles.

You only may deal new cards if there are no empty spaces.

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.