Big Bertha Solitaire/Patience rules for Big Bertha
Object of the game
Move all the cards to the foundations
Deck
104 cards - Two standard decks
Foundation
- Nine foundations
- The "King" foundation is built by kings, regardless of suit
- The "Ace" foundations are built up by suit, from Ace to Queen
- The top card of each pile is available for play
Tableau
- 15 tableau columns built down by alternating colors
- The top card of each column is available for play on the foundations or another tableau column
- Group of cards in sequence (built down by alternating colors) may be moved as a unit to another tableau column
- An empty space may be filled with any available card or a pile
Reserve
- One reserve with 14 cards
- Every card is always available for play on the foundations or the tableau columns
- No building is allowed on the reserve
- An empty space may not be filled
