Calculation Solitaire/Patience rules for Calculation
Object of the game
Move all the cards to the foundations
Deck
52 cards - One standard deck
Foundation
- Four foundations are built up in an arithmetic sequence, regardless of suit, until each pile contains 13 cards
- Foundation 1: A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K - built up by ones
- Foundation 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Q, A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K - built up by twos
- Foundation 3: 3, 6, 9, Q, 2, 5, 8, J, A, 4, 7, 10, K - built up by threes
- Foundation 4: 4, 8, Q, 3, 7, J, 2, 6, 10, A, 5, 9, K - built up by fours
- The tilted card serves as a reminder of the interval by which the foundations are to be built up
- Once placed on the foundation, cards may not be moved
Stock
- The top card is available for play on the foundations or the waste piles
- There is no redeal
Waste
- Four waste piles built by any card from the stockpile, regardless of suit or rank
- The top card of the waste is available for play on the foundations
- Cards cannot be moved from one waste pile to another waste pile
- An empty space can only be filled by cards from the stockpile, if any available
