Rules for Forty and Eight Solitaire
Play Forty and EightDescription:
Two decks, forty cards in the tableau, eight foundation piles, building down in the same suit. You can only move single cards. Often it feels like nothing is happening for a long time, and then the game works out after all. A good game for making you feel smart.The original version of the program that eventually became Politaire was called "Forty and Eight" and played only this game. So if you are wondering why I choose it as a "core game" rather than the similar but better known "Forty Thieves," now you know. In a purely personal sense, every Politaire game is a variant of Forty and Eight.
Cards:
Two standard decks. Since colors don't matter, politaire substitutes a four-color deck of cards..
Goal:
Move all cards to the foundation.
Foundation:
Eight foundation piles.Any ace may be moved to any empty pile in the foundation.
A card may be added onto a foundation 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 9♦ would be a 10♦. No pile may contain more than 13 cards.
Once on the foundation, cards may not be moved back off..
Tableau:
Eight tableau piles of five cards each, splayed downward. All cards are dealt face up.A card may be added onto a tableau 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 4♠ would be a 3♠.
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.
Technically, only one card may be moved at a time, but if you enable supermoves politaire will allow you to move sequences when there are enough empty tableau columns so that it would be possible to achieve the same end by a sequence of single card moves.
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.
Common Variations:
Many sources say that only one pass through the stock is allowed. That makes the game much more difficult and much less fun (yeah, that's my personal opinion).
Similar Games:
- Forty Thieves (Play) (Rules)
- Similar to Forty and Eight, but the tableau has forty cards in ten stacks of four, and we only allow one pass through the deck.
References:
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