Robert

In the patience Robert, a continuous pile is created with just one starting card, laid out in ascending or descending order.

# Layout

At the beginning, the patience Robert is laid out with only a single random card.

# Objective

If at the end a large pile with ascending and descending cards has been created, the patience is solved.

# Gameplay

The stock is dealt card by card. Whenever the value of the card – regardless of its suit – fits ascending or descending on the base card, it is placed on it. If the card doesn’t fit, it is placed on a new discard pile. For example, if an 8 is the base card, a 7 or a 9 may be placed on it.

Once the stock is exhausted, the discard pile may be turned over and used as a new stock. This may be done three times. If after that no more cards can be placed, the patience has unfortunately failed.

# Summary

• lay out one random card face up as a starting card
• goal: form a continuous pile of ascending and descending cards
• reveal cards from the stock one at a time
• if a card fits one rank higher or lower (suit irrelevant), it is placed
• if it doesn’t fit, it goes on a discard pile
• when the stock is exhausted, the discard pile becomes the new stock
• the stock may be dealt through a total of 3 times
• if no more placing moves are possible, the patience has failed