Captive Queens Solitaire Rules

(Simple games type; 1 deck; 2 redeals)

• Game time: Quick

• Difficulty level: Easy

• Skill level: Mostly chance

• Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 in 5; 20%

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

Solitaire Rules

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

• Build the Five foundation down in suit from Five to Ace, then King (for example, a 4 can be played on a 5). You build down 4, 3, 2, A, K.

• Build the Six foundation up in suit from Six to Jack (for example, a 7 can be played on a 6). You build up 7, 8, 9, 10, J.

• Place the Queens (held "captive") in the piles starting with Queens. These cards are dead and used merely to complete the layout picture.

Stock

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

• Two redeals are permitted (three deals in all).

Waste
(1 pile)

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