Guard of Honour

This solitaire uses 104 cards (2 decks). You have 9 tableau piles and 8 foundations. You also have a reserve pile with 13 cards in it. At the start of the game a row of 3 cards is dealt face up to the first 3 piles. To start the game you have to choose the rank of your foundations. To do this just place your selected card on any foundation pile. The 7 other cards of the same rank are moved to the Foundations as they become available. The rest of the tableaus are dealt after the chosen card is moved to the foundation pile.

The object of the game
To build the foundations up in suit from the selected rank until each pile contains thirteen cards.

The rules
You may build tableau piles down in sequence and alternating color. The top cards of tableau piles and the waste pile are available to play on foundations or tableau piles. One card or group of cards in the proper sequence can be moved from pile to pile. When any tableaus are empty you can fill the space with any card or group of cards. The top card of reserve pile is available for play on the foundations only. It cannot be moved to tableaus.

Wins are rare.

You have one redeal.