Nines

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1 Deck.  Very Hard (5%).  All Luck.

 

Object

To discard all the cards.

 

Layout

9 tableau piles - the top card is available for play.  Discard pairs of cards that have ranks that add to 9 (8-A, 7-2, 6-3, 5-4). Tens, Jacks, Queens, and Kings are discarded as a set (10-J-Q-K).  Nines are discarded singly.  Spaces are automatically filled from the stock.   To discard a set of cards, move each card to the reserve pile in the lower left.  When a 10-J-Q-K set is formed, or when cards of rank 8 or under add to 9, the cards are automatically discarded to the waste pile.   Pairs of cards that add to 9 can also be discarded by dropping one on the other.  At the start of the game 1 card is dealt face up to each pile.

 

stock (face down, left) - fills spaces in the tableau.

 

waste (far right)  - Where paired cards go out of play.

 

reserve (lower left) - where sets of cards are formed.

 

Valid Discards

9, Ace-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5, 10-Jack-Queen-King

 

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