Stone Wall
# Layout
The Stone Wall patience is laid out with 6 rows of 6 cards each. There are several things to note: The cards are laid out side by side, the 1st, 3rd and 5th rows are laid out face-down and the 2nd, 4th and 6th rows are laid out face-up. This creates a pattern with alternating face-up and face-down Face-up or revealed playing cards are laid with the picture side facing up, so you can see the value of the card. Face-down playing cards are laid with the back side facing up.
# Objective
The objective is the same-suited A same-suit order or sequence consists of a single suit, either , , or . A sequence of cards where each card is one rank higher than the previous, starting with the Ace and ending with the King. For example: Ace, 2, 3, 4, …, Queen, King.
# Gameplay
At the beginning, both the face-up cards and the hand cards should be checked for aces and possible followers A card that is placed onto another according to the game’s rules, usually in ascending or descending order. Cards placed at the start that serve as the basis for building sequences, such as initial Aces or Kings, depending on the rules.
To enable various moves, it is allowed to place face-up cards from the rows descending A sequence of cards where each card is one rank lower than the previous, typically starting with the King and ending with the Ace: King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, …, 2, Ace. An alternating color order is usually laid alternately in black and red. For example, a 6 or 6 is placed on a 7 or 7.
However, there are several important rules to note: Only on free spaces in the top row that have been freed during play may a connected sequence Cards in a vertical row that are laid in ascending or descending order in same-suit or alternating-color overlapping sequence are called sequences or ladders.
# Summary
- lay out 6 rows with 6 cards each, rows 1, 3 and 5 face-down, rows 2, 4 and 6 face-up
- place the remaining 16 cards face-up as hand cards
- Objective: same-suited
Same suitsame-suited ascendingA same-suit order or sequence consists of a single suit, either , , or .
Ascending sequenceascending build from ace to kingA sequence of cards where each card is one rank higher than the previous, starting with the Ace and ending with the King. For example: Ace, 2, 3, 4, …, Queen, King.
- face-up cards may be moved descending
Descending sequencedescending in alternating colorA sequence of cards where each card is one rank lower than the previous, typically starting with the King and ending with the Ace: King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, …, 2, Ace.
Alternating colorsin alternating color An alternating color order is usually laid alternately in black and red. For example, a 6 or 6 is placed on a 7 or 7.
- if a face-up card is removed, the face-down card above it may be turned over
- only free spaces in the top row may be filled with cards or sequences
Sequence / Laddersequences Cards in a vertical row that are laid in ascending or descending order in same-suit or alternating-color overlapping sequence are called sequences or ladders.
- free spaces in rows 2 to 6 remain empty
- hand cards may only be placed on other cards or on the foundations, not on free spaces