Napoleon
Game type: |
Forty Thieves |
Odds: |
Medium: 1 in 5 (20%) |
Game time: |
Long |
Decks: |
One (52 cards) |
Skill level: |
Difficult |
Redeals: |
None |
Object:
To move all of the cards to the foundation pile(s).
Rules:
Foundations (4
piles)
- Initially, you may build up or down by suit from the base
card until each pile contains 13 cards.
- After the first card is played to the foundation, the direction (either up
or down) is set and cannot be changed.
- Ranking is continuous.
Left Tableau
(4 piles of 5 cards) and
Right Tableau
(4 piles of 5 cards each)
- Only the top card of each pile is available for play.
-
Space may be filled by any card.
Left Guard
(1 tableau pile of 4 cards) and
Right Guard
(1 tableau pile of 4 cards)
- Only the top card of each pile is available for play.
-
Spaces are not filled.
Cells
(2 reserve piles)
-
Only one card allowed in each pile.
-
Cards may be moved to the foundations and the tableau only when all the cards in the
Guard of the same side as itself have been played.