Blondes and Brunettes Solitaire Rules

(Queen of Italy type; 2 decks (104 cards); no redeal)

• Game time: Long

• Difficulty level: Medium

• Skill level: Mostly chance

• Chance of winning: Low; about 1 in 10; 10%

Object of the game: To move all the cards to the foundations.

Solitaire Rules

The base cards (the first card dealt) for this game will vary.

Foundations
(8 piles: complete these piles to win the game)

• Build up in alternating colors (for example, a Jack can be played on a 10) from the base cards card to the rank just below the base cards until each pile contains 13 cards.

• Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary.

Tableau
(9 columns)

• Build down in alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack).

• Ranking of cards is continuous: build Kings after Aces when necessary.

• The top card of each column is available for play to another tableau column or to the foundations.

• Only one card at a time can be moved.

• Spaces are automatically filled from the stock or the waste (never from the reserve or the tableau).

Reserve
(a row of 10 cards)

• Only the card exposed at the end may be played to the foundations. It may not be placed on the tableau.

Stock

• Turn up one card at a time from the stock to the waste by clicking.

• There is no redeal.

Waste
(1 pile)

• The top card is available for play to the foundations or to the tableau.