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Last Update: Dec 23, 2014
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Lucky Thirteen Rules

Rules for Lucky Thirteen Solitaire

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Description:

A rarely-winnable game with simple rules: build down regardless of suit, no stack moves.

Cards:

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

Goal:

Move all cards to the foundation.

Foundation:

Four 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 an 8♦ would be a 9♦.

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

Tableau:

Thirteen tableau piles of four 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 any suit.Thus, the card that could be played on a five would be a four of any suit.

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

Empty spaces in the tableau may not be filled.

Only one card may moved at a time, never sequences.

Common Variations:

There are lots of variations of this. Some build by alternate color, some allow stack moves, some deal the tableau cards face down, some allow spaces to be filled by any card, some allow them to be filled by kings only. In fact, it varies so much that I'm not entirely sure that this game actually exists.

Similar Games:

Luckier Thirteen (Play) (Rules)
An easier version of Lucky Thirteen, or a cell-free version of FreeCell. Also known as "Thirteen by Zero".

Lucky Piles (Play) (Rules)
A vastly easier varition of Lucky Thirteen in which you can build up or down.

Ripple Fan (Play) (Rules)
An easier variation of Cruel with one more tableau pile.

Cruel (Play) (Rules)
A game where you can redeal the tableau as often as you like, so long as you can take off at least one card between deals.

References:

Pretty Good Solitaire
Xolitaire
Rapture Technologies KingSol
BVS Solitaire Collection