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Stairs Solitaire

2 decks. Difficult. 1 redeal.

Stairs Solitaire
Stairs Solitaire
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29 cards are counted out from the deck of 104 cards. The top card is opened. This is the reserve pile. 8 tableau piles with 4 cards per pile are dealt to the left and to the right of the reserve pile.

Aces are moved to the foundations as they become available.

The object of the game
To build the foundations up in suit to kings.

The rules
The top card of each tableau pile, uncovered cards of the reserve pile, top cards of foundation and waste piles are available for play. You can move cards from one tableau pile to another one and from the reserve to the tableau pile. The rule is as follows: you should place cards in the order of highest to lowest, alternating suit colors. You can move both a single card and a set of cards.

When one pile is empty you can place there any available single card or set of cards.

You have one redeal.