Rules for Wading Pool Solitaire

Description:

An easier variation of Wave Motion that permits building, but not stack moves, on the reserve.

Cards:

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

Goal:

Sort all cards on the reserve and the tableau downwards in the same suit.

Reserve:

Eight reserve piles of cards, with the first four having seven cards each, and the next four having six cards each. All cards are dealt face up.

A card may be added onto a reserve 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 10♣ would be a 9♣.

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

Empty spaces in the reserve may not be filled.

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

Tableau:

Eight tableau piles, all initially empty.

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 an 8♣ would be a 7♣.

Cards on the tableau that are not under another card are available for play onto any non-empty reserve pile 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 all cards are of the same suit.

Similar Games:

Wave Motion (Play) (Rules)

In David Bernazzani's variation on FreeCell and Scorpion, all cards start on the reserve. They need to be arranged into sequences on the tableau.

References:

Pretty Good Solitaire