Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience Part 12

When the pack is exhausted, the talon may be taken up, shuffled, and re-dealt once.

[Ill.u.s.tration: THE SQUARE.]

THE SQUARE

Two Entire Packs of Cards

RULES

I. The foundations follow suit.

II. The four aces (foundation cards) ascend in sequence to kings. When each packet has ascended to king, a second king (same suit) is placed on the top, and another sequence on the same packet descends to ace, with which the four foundations terminate.

PLAY

Deal out sixteen cards, as in tableau. This is the "Square" (Quadrat).

During the deal, the four aces of different suits must be placed in their allotted s.p.a.ces as they appear. These are the foundations, which ascend in sequence to kings and descend again to aces (Rule II).

When the Square is complete, play from it any suitable cards, and marry both in ascending and descending line with cards on the Square, immediately refilling s.p.a.ces from the pack or talon. Continue to deal out the whole pack, playing first in ascending, then in descending sequence (Rule II), marrying, and refilling s.p.a.ces; the unsuitable cards forming the talon. The sequences on the Square can be reversed from one packet to another, thus if on one packet there were a sequence of which the top card was a nine, and on another a sequence of which the top card was either an eight or a ten (of course of the same suit), either of these could be placed on the nine and the whole sequence reversed, but great care must be taken in reversing sequences, lest cards should hopelessly block each other. Much practice is required in order to avoid this danger.

If the game succeeds, the double series of sequences which began with four aces, will likewise finish with four aces.

There is no re-deal.

[Ill.u.s.tration: MARGARETHE.]

MARGARETHE

One Entire Pack of Cards

RULES

I. The foundations follow suit.

II. The king foundations descend from ten to eight; the knaves, from seven to five; the queens, from four to two.

PLAY

Withdraw from the pack all the court cards and place them in the form of an M, as in tableau. These twelve cards are the foundations. All the aces as they appear are to be placed in one packet in the M underneath the knaves. You next deal nine cards and place them in the form of an A (see tableau).

These are the help cards, and from them you play any that are suitable on to the foundations, the first played on a king being a ten, on a knave a seven, and on a queen a four (Rules I and II), filling the s.p.a.ces from the pack in hand. You next proceed to deal out the whole pack, playing on the foundations, placing aces in the reserved s.p.a.ce in the M, refilling vacancies in the A, and placing unsuitable cards in the talon.

If the game succeeds, the final tableau will form an M composed of the eights, the fives and the twos, the four aces being placed crossways in the centre.

The talon may be re-dealt once.

[Ill.u.s.tration: MOUNT OLYMPUS.]

MOUNT OLYMPUS

Two Entire Packs of Cards

RULES

I. The foundations and the battery follow suit.

II. The foundations ascend in alternate sequences; the aces, in odd numbers, 3, 5, 7, etc., till they finish with kings; the twos, in even numbers, 4, 6, 8, etc., till they finish with queens. (Knaves count eleven; queens, twelve.)

III. Cards may be placed on the battery in alternate descending sequence; thus, on a nine place a seven, on the seven, a five, on a queen place a ten, then an eight, and so on.

IV. The uppermost cards of the battery are alone available, until their removal releases those beneath.

PLAY

Withdraw from the pack the eight aces and the eight twos, and place them in the form of a pyramid, as in tableau; these are the foundations which ascend in alternate sequence, till they end respectively with kings and queens. (Rules I and II.)

Next deal out nine cards as in tableau, this is called the battery.

Suitable cards of the battery may be played on the foundations, and may also be placed on each other in alternate descending sequence. (Rules I, III, and IV.) The unsuitable cards form the talon. Continue to deal out the entire pack, playing on the pyramid, placing cards on the battery, and refilling s.p.a.ces from pack or talon.

If the game succeeds, the pyramid will be formed of alternate kings and queens.

The talon may be taken up and re-dealt once.