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Countess

52 cards
medium

Goal

  • Build all 4 foundations completely.

Foundation

  • Build on the foundations ascending in the same suit.
  • The base rank of the foundations is determined by the first card turned face up; all four foundations start with the same rank.

Tableau

  • In the tableau you build descending (A and K are considered neighbors) in alternating colors.
  • Descending, alternating-color sequences may be moved as a whole.
  • Empty columns may be filled with any card.

Reserve

  • There are 4 reserve piles.
  • The reserve consists of 3 cards per pile.
  • Only the top card of the reserve is playable.

Stock

  • The number of cards drawn decreases with each pass: 1. pass: 3 cards, 2. pass: 2 cards, 3. pass: 1 card.
  • The stock may be redealt 3 times in total.

Waste

  • Only the top card of the waste pile is playable.

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