Questions tagged [solitaire]
Games designed to be played by a single person or methods for modifying multi-player games for single-person play.
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What is the name of this solitaire variant?
I recently learned a new solitaire from a friend, but we have no idea what the name of it is. Can anyone help?
You use two decks of cards, and start by placing 14 rows of cards. The middle 4 rows are ...
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Solitaire with cards triplets which sum to 9,19 or 29?
My Dad taught me the following solitaire game:
Deal: remove all face cards, putting down 5 rows.
Play: one card at a time, try to get 3 cards to a total of 9, 19, or 29. If they do, discard them and ...
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Can anyone identify this variant of Yukon solitaire?
I learned this game from my grandfather, and I want wondering if anyone else has seen it before or knows the name of it. I think it is a Yukon variant.
Deck: one deck with no jokers (52 cards).
Deal:...
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Name of Solitaire that is similar to Carpet
Looking for name of solitaire game my mom taught me in the 70's.
I think it was 2 decks.
Deal cards in a grid form, maybe 5x5 not sure of size:
First card face up, rest down,
repeat with 2nd card ...
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What is this Solitaire games name
There are 7 rows:
Row 1 7 Face up
Row 2 1 down 6 up
Row 3 2 down 5 up
Row 4 3 down 4 up
Row 5 4 down 3 up
Row 6 5 down 2 up
Row 7 6 down 1 up
Any of the 3 remaining cards can be played to ...
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Identify this Solitaire with 4 piles of 4 cards
I am looking for a Solitaire game, the rules are:
Setup: deal 4 piles of 4 cards. Only the top card is face up. Then you flip over the top card in your hand. That becomes the starter card for the ...
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Churchill Solitaire scoring
In theory, one scores 5 points for each card moved from the "devil's 6" and 1 point for each of the other cards. So a win should score 98 + 30 = 128 (ignoring any bonus for winning in a short time). ...
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Can anyone identify this Yukon solitaire variant?
So since I was a kid my grandma has always been playing the same kind of solitaire. But no one knows the name. After some digging I found out it must be some form of Yukon.
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Standard 52 card deck ...
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Identify this 10 Column Solitaire
A few days ago the person next to me on the plane was playing a solitaire game I had never seen, and I have been looking for the game name without success.
What I could figure out is:
Deal:
Two decks ...
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What is this 2 pack patience game?
Can anyone tell me what the name of this 2 pack solitaire game is called? I have played it since I was a child but would like to discover the full rules. It is much like standard one pack solitaire ...
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What card game is this
I used to play this 2 player card game with my nan when I was young, and was told it was called Chinese patience, but looking it up online I don't think it's correct, and I can't find anything like it....
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I’m looking for name and rules of a solitaire game my Grandma taught me, but don’t remember
The solitaire game is set up in a square four cards top and sides(looks more like a rectangle). A pile of cards is place in the middle. I’m not sure of how many, I think it was ten.
You play on ...
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Help identifying version of solitaire
I was taught a solitaire game similar to klondike that has seven columns, 1st row has 1st card up and next 6 columns down, second layer has column 1 and 2 up next 5 down, erc until the 7th row is all ...