Klondike, also known as Patience or Solitaire, is a classic card game played with a standard 52-card deck. Here's how to play:
1. Setting Up the Game:
- Deal the Cards: Deal seven cards face-down in a row, starting with one card in the first pile and increasing by one card for each subsequent pile.
- Top Card: Turn the top card of the last pile face-up.
- Stock Pile: Place the remaining cards face-down to the right of the tableau, forming the stock pile.
- Waste Pile: Create a waste pile to the right of the stock pile.
2. Playing the Game:
- Tableau Piles: Build down in alternating colors (red-black-red-black) on the tableau piles. For example, you can place a King of Hearts on a Queen of Spades.
- Foundation Piles: Build up by suit (Ace-Two-Three-Four-Five-Six-Seven-Eight-Nine-Ten-Jack-Queen-King) in the foundation piles. The four foundation piles are placed above the tableau piles. The first card to be placed in a foundation pile must be an Ace.
- Moving Cards: You can move cards from tableau piles to other tableau piles or to foundation piles.
- Turning Over Cards: When a tableau pile is empty, turn over the top card from the stock pile and place it face-up on the empty pile.
- Waste Pile: If you can't move any cards from the tableau piles, you can turn over the top card from the stock pile and place it face-up on the waste pile. You can then move cards from the waste pile to the tableau piles or foundation piles.
- Winning the Game: You win the game by moving all 52 cards to the foundation piles.
3. Tips and Tricks:
- Focus on Foundation Piles: Try to build the foundation piles as quickly as possible.
- Empty Tableau Piles: Try to create empty tableau piles to turn over more cards from the stock pile.
- Waste Pile: Use the waste pile strategically to move cards to the tableau piles or foundation piles.
4. Variations:
There are many variations of Klondike, including:
- Draw Three: Instead of drawing one card at a time from the stock pile, you draw three cards at a time.
- Vegas Rules: You can win money by completing the game.
Klondike is a simple yet challenging card game that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little practice, you can become a Klondike master!
