Calculation Solitaire Rules

Mathematical games type; 1 deck (52 cards); no redeal

• Game time: Medium

• Difficulty level: Hard

• Skill level: Mostly skill

• Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 in 6; 16.7%

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

Solitaire Rules
At the beginning of the game, an Ace, 2, 3 and 4 will be dealt in a row to start the four foundations to be built up to Kings, each in a different way.

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

• First foundation (A): build up regardless of suit, from Ace to King by ones:
  (A), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K.

• Second foundation (2): build up regardless of suit, from 2 to King by twos:
  (2), 4, 6, 8, 10, Q, A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K.

• Third foundation (3): build up regardless of suit, from 3 to King by threes:
  (3), 6, 9, Q, 2, 5, 8, J, A, 4, 7, 10, K.

• Fourth foundation (4): build up regardless of suit, from 4 to King by fours:
  (4), 8, Q, 3, 7, J, 2, 6, 10, A, 5, 9, K.

• A card may be played to a foundation when its face value corresponds to the label above the foundation.

Waste
(4 columns)

• Place cards from the stock on any of these column in any suit and in any rank, as advantageous.

• Cards cannot be moved from column to column.

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

Reserve
(1 pile of 13 cards)

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

Stock
(1 pile)

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