Solitaire AtlasBy Solitaire 1380
Solitaire 1380AtlasZeus

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Zeus

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

At a glance

Like Mount Olympus, but four cards are dealt on each tableau pile at the start of the game, and only kings and queens can be moved into empty tableau piles.

Base game rules: Mount Olympus

Goal

Move all cards to the foundations.

How to play

At the start of the game, the aces and twos are dealt to sixteen foundation piles. Nine cards are dealt to nine tableau piles.

Tableau piles are built down by suit, by twos. So tableau piles are either built in order K-J-9-7-5-3-A, or Q-10-8-6-4-2. Any valid sequence of cards can be moved between tableau piles. Empty tableau piles are filled with the top card from the stock - once no cards are left in the stock, any card can be used to fill the pile.

Foundation piles are built up by suit in the same manner.

When there are no moves available, deal an additional card from the stock onto each tableau pile. 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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