700 Solitaire Games

Patriarchs

mostly luck • even win-loss • 2 decks • 15 min.

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Patriarchs starting layout
Cards FaceCards BackEmpty Piles

Game Rules

Foundations · Left and Right of layout

  • At the start of the game an Ace and a King of each suit are dealt here.
  • Build piles starting with Aces up in suit to Kings, build piles starting with Kings down in suit to Aces.
  • Complete these piles to win the game.

Tableau · Middle

  • At the start of the game 1 card is dealt face up to each pile.
  • Each pile can contain one card.
  • No building.
  • Spaces are filled from the waste (if empty, from the stock).

Stock · Bottom right, face down

  • Turn up one card at a time to waste.
  • One redeal.

Waste · Left of stock

  • Top card is available for play on the foundations or tableau.