Maze Solitaire/Patience rules for Maze
Object of the game
Create four suit sequences of twelve cards each, from Ace to Queen reading from left to right and top to bottom
Deck
52 cards - One standard deck
Tableau
- 54 tableau piles with One card each, except the piles at the extreme right of the first two rows
- All Kings are discarded, creating four additional gaps
- A gap must be filled with a card that is either:
- one rank higher and of the same suit as the previous card or
- one rank lower and of the same suit as the next card or
- an Ace of a different suit if the previous card is a Queen - Gaps to the left of an Ace can't be filled with a Queen (unless the left side of the gap is a Jack)
- The first card in the first row follows the last card in the last row
- Only One card allowed on each pile
Closed loop
The bottom right-hand pile is consecutive with the top left-hand pile, so that the whole run of 54 positions forms a closed loop. The first Ace does not necessarily have to lie in the first pile of the tableau. The sequence may start anywhere and gaps within the sequence is allowed.
