Gargantua

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2 Decks.  Easy (86%).  Skill/Luck balanced.

 

Object

To move all the cards to the foundations.

 

Layout

8 foundation piles (across top) - build up in suit from Ace to King.

 

9 tableau piles (below foundations) - build down by alternate color.  Groups of cards in sequence down by alternate color may be moved as a unit.  Spaces are filled only by Kings or legal groups of cards headed by a King (see KingOnly for option).  At the start of the game 1 card is dealt to the first pile, 2 cards to the 2nd, and so on.  The top card is turned face up.

 

stock (bottom left, face down) - turn over 1 card to the waste by clicking.  One redeal.

 

waste (next to stock) - top card available for play on the foundations or tableau.

 

Options

AutoPlay KingOnly

 

History

Gargantua is a 2 deck version of Klondike.  It was invented by Albert H. Morehead and Geoffrey Mott-Smith.

 

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Steps

Moving Left