Red and Black

Red and Black are the basic colors of patience games and the name of this unique patience that requires a lot of attention.

# Layout

In the patience Red and Black, four card piles with ten face-up cards each are formed and laid out in a horizontal row. Above is space for two helper piles and above that again for the eight Aces that must be cleared during the game. For better overview, the black Aces should lie on the left and the red Aces on the right.

# Objective

The goal of this patience is to build up with ascending order and alternating colors on the eight Aces that appear during play.

# Gameplay

You can now play with the four visible cards. Aces and subsequent cards can be played up directly in ascending order with alternating colors. If a red and a black King are present, they form the basis for the helper piles. The two piles may never have the same color, and when they are empty again, a King may always be placed there. The Kings can be built down in descending order with alternating colors.

When all possibilities are exhausted, cards are placed one by one from the stock onto a new pile and checked whether they fit either with the foundation cards or with one of the two helper piles. When the stock is used up, the resulting pile may be turned over and gone through again unshuffled as often as desired. Despite this rule, the patience is not always successful.

# Summary

• Form four card piles with ten face-up cards
• Leave space above for two helper piles and above that again leave space for eight Aces (black on the left, red on the right)
• Foundation cards and subsequent cards can be played up
• One red and one black King each may be placed on one of the two helper piles, on which cards are built down in descending order with alternating colors
• The stock may be gone through unshuffled as often as desired
• Objective: ascending build with alternating colors from Ace to King