Rules for Eights Down Solitaire

Description:

A Busy Aces variant invented by Thomas Warfield, where the foundations build down from eight.

Cards:

Two standard decks. Since colors don't matter, politaire substitutes a four-color deck of cards.

The eight is the lowest card followed by nine through king and then ace through seven.

Goal:

Move all cards to the foundation.

Foundation:

Eight foundation piles.

An eight is initially dealt to each foundation pile.

A card may be added onto a foundation pile if it is one lower than the old top card of the pile and of the same suit.Thus, the only card that could be played on a 3♦ would be a 2♦. No pile may contain more than 13 cards.

Once on the foundation, cards may not be moved back off..

Tableau:

Six tableau piles of one card each, splayed downward. All cards are dealt face up.

A card may be added onto a tableau pile if it is one higher than the old top card of the pile and of the same suit.Thus, the only card that could be played on a Q♠ would be a K♠.

Cards on the tableau that are not under another card are available for play onto the foundation or any other tableau pile.

Empty spaces in the tableau may be filled by any card.

Groups of cards in sequence up may be moved from one tableau column to another if all cards are of the same suit.

Stock and Waste:

The remaining cards form the stock and there is one waste pile.

Each time you click on the stock, one card will be dealt from the stock to the waste. Two passes through the stock are permitted.

The top card of the waste is available for play to the tableau or the foundation.

Similar Games:

Busy Aces (Play) (Rules)

A fairly easy game dating back to 1939. Twelve tableau stacks of one card each mean you can easily get lots of empty spaces to work with.

Deuces (Play) (Rules)

A more difficult variation of Busy Aces with fewer tableau piles.

Three's Company (Play) (Rules)

A rather difficult variation of Deuces or Busy Aces with still fewer tableau piles but stack moves are allowed. Invented by Thomas Warfield.

Fours Up (Play) (Rules)

Thomas Warfield created this game as a continuation of the series starting with the traditional games Busy Aces and Deuces. The number of tableau piles is again reduced, but now we can build regardless of suit so the game gets a bit easier.

Penta (Play) (Rules)

Another Busy Aces variation by Thomas Warfield, in this one, half the tabeau builds up, and half builds down.

Sixes and Sevens (Play) (Rules)

No building on tableau, some foundation build up, some build down.

Cast Out Nines (Play) (Rules)

A difficult variation of Deuces or Busy Aces where no cards are already on the foundation and there are only seven tableau piles. Invented by Thomas Warfield.

Dimes (Play) (Rules)

A variation on Deuces with fewer tableau piles.

Jacks in the Box (Play) (Rules)

A variation on Deuces which has fewer tableau piles but adds some cells.

References:

Pretty Good Solitaire