Faerie Queen
Game type: |
Two-Deck |
Odds: |
Medium: 1 in 5 (20%) |
Game time: |
Medium |
Decks: |
Two (104 cards) |
Skill level: |
Balanced |
Redeals: |
None |
Object:
To move all of the cards to the foundation piles except the Kings.
Rules:
Foundations
(8
piles)
-
Build up regardless of suit from Ace to Queen (for example, a 10¨
may be played on a 9§¨ª©).
Tableau (8
piles)
- Deal cards from the stock
playing them to the foundations or on top of the most recently dealt King.
-
Spaces must be filled with Kings.
-
The top card of each pile is available for play to the foundations.
-
After the stock is exhausted:
- Any top card may be placed on a King.
- Build down regardless of suit (for example, a 4§
may be played on a 5§¨ª©).
Stock
- The top card of each pile is available for play.
- No building is allowed.
Alternate Names:
Spenser's Faerie Queen
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