Rules for Queen Victoria Solitaire

Description:

This much easier variation of King Albert allows stacks of cards to be moved.

Cards:

One standard deck.

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 a 6♠ would be a 7♠.

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

Tableau:

Nine tableau piles with one card in the first pile, two cards in the second, three in the third, and so on. 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 opposite color.Thus, the cards that could be played on Q♣ would be J♥ or J♦.

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 down may be moved from one tableau column to another if the cards are alternately red and black.

Reserve:

The remaining cards form one reserve pile.

All cards in the reserve are available for play to the tableau or the foundation.

Similar Games:

King Albert (Play) (Rules)

This game, one of several games also known as "Idiot's Delight," has a triangular tableau and seven reserve cards, all playable. It's usually unsolvable.

References:

Pretty Good Solitaire