Forty Thieves Solitaire

The game of forty thieves solitaire is played with 2 standard 52-card decks. The rules are simple but winning will take skill as much as luck.

Details

• Forty cards are layed out in 10 tableau columns.
• There are four cards, face up, in each tableau pile.
• Tableaus are built down by suit.
• The top card of each tableau may be moved.
• Any available card can be dragged to an empty tableau.
• The foundations are built up by suit from ace to king.

The goal

• You win Forty Thieves solitaire when all cards have been placed in the foundations.

Tips for winning Forty Thieves solitaire

Empty tableaus allow you to restack more cards together, hopefully freeing up cards in the process.

Move lower ranked cards first, as once a higher ranked chain of cards is created it gets much harder to move later on.

While you should always send Aces and twos to the foundation piles, be careful with the other cards.

It is usually preferable to play cards that have been dealt first, rather than those in the waste pile.

Plan ahead. Always look out for options that will free up cards.

Good luck!!

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