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Alternative Solitaire

1 deck. Difficult. 1 redeal.

Alternative Solitaire
Alternative Solitaire
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This solitaire uses 52 cards. You have 4 foundations (Ace of Hearts, Ace of Diamonds, King of Spades, King of Clubs).

16 tableau piles (three cards in each) are placed on the board.

The object of the game
To build the foundation ases up in suit to kings, to build the foundation kings down in suit to aces.

The rules
Only the top card of each pile is available to play. The piles are built up or down in sequence in suit. Only one card at a time may be moved. If you move all the cards from a pile it cannot be resumed.

When you have made all the moves initially available, click on the empty stock pile to restack the cards. During restacking all remaining cards are first gathered together and dealt out into tableaus with 3 cards in each.

You have one redeal.