Grandfather's Patience Solitaire/Patience rules for Grandfather's Patience
Object of the game
Move all the cards to the foundations
Deck
104 cards - Two standard decks
Foundation
- Four foundations built up by suit from Ace to King
- Four foundations built down by suit from King to Ace
- The top card of each pile is available for play
Tableau
- 20 tableau columns built by any card from the stockpile, regardless of suit or rank
- The top card of each column is available for play on the foundations
- two cards allowed on each pile
- Cards cannot be moved from one tableau column to another tableau column
- Empty spaces are immediately filled by the top card of the stockpile or the top card of the waste pile
- Once all cards from the stockpile and waste pile are exhausted, an empty space may not be filled
Stock
- When selected, deals one card to the waste pile
- One redeal is permitted (two deals in total)
Waste
- The top card of the waste is available for play on the foundations or the tableau columns
