Queen of Italy Solitaire Rules

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

• Game time: Long

• Difficulty level: Hard

• Skill level: Moderate

• Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 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)

• The base card for this game will vary. At the beginning of the game examine the tableau and choose one of the four exposed cards as the first foundation.

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

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

Tableau
(9 columns)

• After the first foundation card is chosen, the rest of the tableau will be dealt.

• 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 11 cards: the "Terrace")

• Only the card exposed at the end may be built on 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 on foundations or tableau.