Octave
Game type: |
Two-Deck |
Odds: |
Very high: 9 in 10 (90%) |
Game time: |
Medium |
Decks: |
Two (104 cards) |
Skill level: |
Balanced |
Redeals: |
1 |
Object:
To move all of the cards whose rank is 10 or less to the foundations, and to
arrange the tableau such that each pile contains 3 cards built down in
alternating color from King to Jack.
Rules:
Foundations (8
piles)
-
Build up in suit from Ace to Ten (for example, a 6©
may be played on a 5©).
Tableau (8 piles)
-
Build down in alternating colors (for example, a 8§
may be played on a 9¨ or 9©).
-
Only the top card of each pile is available for play.
-
Spaces may be filled by any card.
Reserve (8 piles)
-
No building is allowed.
-
Only the top card of each pile is available for play.
- Spaces are automatically filled initially from the stock on the redeal
and then from the waste.
Stock
-
Click to turn up one card to the waste
pile.
- One redeal
is allowed to deal out one card to each of the reserve piles and one more
card to the waste.
- If the waste and reserves can not be emptied, then the game is lost.
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