Midshipman

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2 Decks.  Medium (50%).  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 in any suit but the same.  Only the top card of each pile may be moved.  Spaces filled by any card.  At the start of the game 4 cards are dealt to each pile, 2 face down and 2 face up.

 

stock (top left) - turn over 1 card at a time to the waste pile by clicking.   No redeals.

 

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

 

Options

AutoPlay

 

History

Midshipman is very similar to Maria.  The differences are that two cards in the original tableau are dealt face down, and the tableau is built down in any suit but the same, rather than down by alternate color.  It makes the game slightly easier to win.

 

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