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Solitaire 1380AtlasXerxes

Two-Deck game · Game rules

Xerxes

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

Xerxes is played with only the nines through kings of each suit from two decks, plus the aces. The remaining cards are removed.

One nine is dealt to the first foundation pile, and a tableau pile of cards is dealt underneath it. When each nine is dealt, that is dealt to the next foundation, and the next tableau pile is started underneath it, until all cards are dealt.

Any card can be moved to an empty tableau pile, but otherwise, no building on the tableau is allowed. The foundation piles are built up from nine to king, then ace, regardless of suit. 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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