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How To Play Double Klondike Solitaire |
Are you bored with regular Klondike- the standard solitaire that we've all played hundreds of times?
Then why not try Double Klondike- an interesting variation that uses two decks instead of one.
The aim of double klondike solitaire is to move all the cards to the 8 foundation stacks. Cards are built in the foundation stacks with same suit, ascending rank. eg: An Ace can be played any time, A 2 of diamonds must go on an ace of diamonds, etc...
You start the game by dealing to 9 different card stacks, adding one more to each stack as you go.
So the first stack has 1 card, the next stack has 2, the next has 3, until the last one, which has 9 cards.
The top card of each stack is face-up, and the rest of the cards are all face down.
This means there are 45 cards dealt out initially, which leaves 59 cards in the stock. The cards from the stock can be dealt out at any time, with 3 being dealt out in one go.
Other than the different layout, the rules are exactly the same as regular klondike solitaire.
Ie:
- Empty columns must be filled with a King.
- Complete sequences of cards can me moved in one move.
- You can move a card if it is a different color, and a descending rank, to where you want to move to. Eg: A 9 of Clubs can be moved onto the 10 of Diamonds.
You might think that double klondike would be harder than regular klondike solitaire, because of the extra cards- but this is actually incorrect.
Double Klondike is actually easier to win, because you are less likely to get trapped. There are more moved available, and if you follow the correct strategy, it's usually not too hard to win...
** Double Klondike Strategy **
Aces should be moved to the foundations whenever they appear.
A card can safely be moved if the four cards of lower rank, and the opposite color, are already in the foundation.
eg: You can safely move a 8 of clubs, if the two 7 of diamonds, and the two 7 of hearts, are already in the foundation.
If you can't guarantee that a card can be moved, try to hold onto it, until you have no choice but to use it.
Article source http://w4rum.com/1987.t
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