Gloucestershire Solitaire/Patience rules for Gloucestershire
Object of the game
Move all the cards to the foundations
Deck
104 cards - Two standard decks
Foundation
- Four foundations built up by suit, wrapping from King to Ace when necessary
- The top card of each pile is available for play
Tableau
- Eight tableau columns built down by alternate colors, wrapping from Ace to King when necessary
- The top card of each column is available for play on the foundations or another tableau column
- Group of cards in sequence (down by alternate colors) may be moved as a unit to another tableau column
- An empty space may be filled with any available card or pile
Reserve
- Two reserves with 26 cards each
- Every card is available at all times for play on the foundations or the tableau columns