Braid
# Layout
After the cards have been shuffled, 20 cards are laid out as a braid (see graphic). Then four cards are placed at some distance in the corners and to the left and right of the braid, four cards each are placed vertically below each other as auxiliary cards Cards or small piles used in certain patience variations to assist play, often placed temporarily outside the main layout. Cards placed at the start that serve as the basis for building sequences, such as initial Aces or Kings, depending on the rules.
# Objective
Like some others, this patience has different foundations with each game. On these, cards are built in the same suit 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
In the Braid patience, there are several specific rules to observe. For example, only the lowest face-up card from the braid may be used to build on the foundations or to occupy one of the four corner spaces.
The cards in the four corners may only be placed on the foundations. Therefore, you should think carefully about which cards you want to place in the free corners.
With the eight auxiliary cards, sequences Cards in a horizontal row that are laid in ascending or descending order in same-suit or alternating-color overlapping sequence are called flutes. 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. 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. The talon is the name given to the face-down stack of cards at the start of the game, from which, after being laid out, there are still cards left over that are used for the rest of the game. This packing of cards is also known as a block or draw pile.
If no normal moves are possible, cards are gone through one by one from the stock and placed on a discard pile. This may be resolved from the top. If the stock is used up and the top card from the discard pile does not fit, it is turned over and the process is repeated. The stock may be gone through three times in total.
# Summary
- lay out 20 cards as a braid, only the lowest face-up card is playable
- lay out four corner spaces and four vertical auxiliary cards each on the left and right
- lay out one foundation, others will appear during the game
- Objective: same-suited ascending
Ascending sequenceascending build on the variable foundationsA 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.
- cards from the braid may only be placed on foundations or on free corner spaces
- corner cards may only be placed on the foundations
- with the auxiliary cards, alternating color, descending sequences may be formed
- only single cards may be moved, not connected sequences
- free auxiliary card spaces may be filled with cards from the stock
Talonstock The talon is the name given to the face-down stack of cards at the start of the game, from which, after being laid out, there are still cards left over that are used for the rest of the game. This packing of cards is also known as a block or draw pile.
- if no move is possible, cards are placed one by one from the stock onto a discard pile
- discard pile may be resolved from the top, stock may be gone through 3× in total