General's Patience Solitaire/Patience rules for General's Patience
Object of the game
Move all the cards to the foundations
Deck
104 cards - Two standard decks
Foundation
- Eight foundations built up by suit, wrapping from King to Ace when necessary
- The base of the foundations is determined by the first card placed in any foundation pile
- The top card of each pile is available for play
Tableau
- Nine tableau columns built down by suit, wrapping from Ace to King when necessary
- At the start, only three cards are dealt to the first three piles
- To start the game, you must move one card from the tableau to one of the foundations
- The top card of each column is available for play on the foundations or another tableau column
- Empty spaces are immediately filled by the top card of the waste pile or the top card of the stockpile
- Once all cards from the stockpile and waste pile are exhausted, an empty space may not be filled
Reserve
- One reserve with 13 cards
- The top card is available for play on the foundations
Stock
- When selected, deals one card to the waste pile
- One redeal is permitted (two deals in total)
- After a redeal, one card is dealt to the waste pile, provided the waste pile is empty
Waste
- The top card of the waste is available for play on the foundations or the tableau columns
