Intrigue
Game type: |
Two-Deck |
Odds: |
High: 1 in 2 (50%) |
Game time: |
Medium |
Decks: |
Two (104 cards) |
Skill level: |
Luck |
Redeals: |
None |
Object:
To move all of the cards to the foundation piles except the Queens.
Rules:
Foundations (16
piles)
-
Build the top foundations up regardless of suit from Six to Jack (for
example, a 10¨ may be played on a 9§¨ª©).
-
Build the bottom foundations down regardless of suit from Five to Ace, then King
(for example, a 4§ may be played on a 5§¨ª©).
Tableau (8
piles)
- Deal cards from the stock
playing them to the foundations or on top of the most recently dealt Queen.
-
Spaces must be filled with Queens.
-
The top card of each pile is available for play to the foundations.
After the stock is exhausted, the top card may also be placed on a Queen.
-
No building is allowed, except for one card on a Queen after the stock is
exhausted.
Stock
- The top card of each pile is available for play.
- No building is allowed.
Alternate Names:
Picture Gallery
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