Forty Thieves Type Solitaire Games
A Complete Guide to the Forty Thieves Type Games in Pretty Good Solitaire
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Forty ThievesPlay the classic 2 deck game Forty Thieves is a classic 2 deck solitaire game, sometimes known as Napoleon at St. Helena. Forty Thieves has 10 tableau piles with same suit building and the standard 8 foundations piles that are built up in suit. Forty Thieves is a difficult game to win, so it has a lot of easier variations. |
Forty Thieves Type Games
Each Forty Thieves type game in Pretty Good Solitaire is classified into a subgroup here. Some games may belong to more than one subgroup.
10 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games
These games all have 10 tableau piles, the same number as Forty Thieves itself.
Different Initial Deal or Additional Waste Piles or ReDeals
These games all have 10 tableau piles and the same tableau building rules, but have a different initial layout or additional waste piles or redeal rules.
Aces dealt to foundations at start
5 cards face up in each tableau pile
Other Games
Five Pirates
5 waste piles
Forty Pirates
3 card deal with 2 redeals
Robie
no cards dealt to the tableau
Rough Rider
1 card dealt face down then 3 face up
Thieves Rush
3 card deal, 2 card deal on first redeal, 1 card deal on last redeal
Three Pirates
3 waste piles
Groups in Suit May be Moved (Josephine Type)
These games all have 10 tableau piles and the same tableau building rules, except that groups of cards in suit may be moved as a unit.
Josephine
Allows groups in suit
Forty Bandits
full waste pile visible
1 deck
Aces dealt to foundations at start
Other Games
Big Forty
unlimited redeals
Fifty Bandits
5 cards face up
Building by Alternate Color (Rank and File Type)
These games all have 10 tableau piles but tableau building is down by alternate color instead of suit.
Rank and File
3 cards face down, 1 up
Number Ten
2 cards face down, 2 up
4 cards face up
Building by Any Suit but the Same (Indian Type)
These games all have 10 tableau piles but tableau building is down by any suit but the same instead of suit.
Indian
1 face down, 2 up
Indian Patience
special rules for spaces
Other Games
Mumbai
3 deck Indian Patience
Building Regardless of Suit
These games all have 10 tableau piles but tableau building is down regardless of suit instead of suit.
groups in suit, 3 redeals
Rectangular
groups in suit, only Kings in spaces
Full Waste Pile Visible (Cadran Style)
These games all have 10 tableau piles with all cards in the waste pile visible.
Forty Thieves with waste pile visible
Forty Bandits
Josephine with waste pile visible
Other Games
Kettle Hill
San Juan Hill with waste pile visible
11 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games
These games all have 11 tableau piles, one more than Forty Thieves.
Forty Four Thieves
Forty Thieves with 11 piles
12 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games
These games all have 12 tableau piles, 2 more than Forty Thieves.
Tableau Building Down in Suit, Group Moving Allowed
These games all have 12 tableau piles, tableau building is down in suit, and groups of cards down in suit may be moved as a unit.
Tableau Building Down in Suit, Single Card Moves Only
These games all have 12 tableau piles, tableau building is down in suit, and only one card at a time may be moved.
4 cards face up, Aces dealt to foundations
3 cards face up, spaces filled automatically
3 cards face up, any card in space
3 cards face up, foundation base card dealt
Corona with a free cell
3 cards face up, one redeal
Tableau Building Down in Alternate Color
These games all have 12 tableau piles, tableau building is down by alternate color.
13 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games (Lucas Type)
These games all have 13 tableau piles, 3 more than Forty Thieves.
Lucas
group moving, 4 cards face up, aces dealt
Patience's Reward
one card dealt to each tableau pile from the stock
no group moving, 4 cards face up
group moving, spaces Kings only, 4 cards face up
Other Games
Phantom Blockade
alt color building, one card dealt to each tableau from stock
Thirty Nine Steps
3 cards face up
9 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games (Maria Type)
These games all have 9 tableau piles, one less than Forty Thieves.
alt color building, 4 cards face up
Midshipman
Any suit but the same building, 2 cards down, 2 up
Other Games
Nine to Five
In suit building, 5 cards face up
8 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games
These games all have 8 tableau piles, 2 less than Forty Thieves.
Tableau Building Down in Suit
These games all have 8 tableau piles and tableau building is down in suit.
5 cards face up, one redeal
1 card face up, also build up in suit
Other Games
McClellan
3 cards face down, 1 up
Twin Queens
1 card face up, one redeal
Tableau Building Down by Alternate Color
These games all have 8 tableau piles and tableau building is down by alternate color.
Move groups in alternate color
Lower 48
5 cards face up, one redeal
foundations built by alternate color
Tableau Building Regardless of Suit (Congress Type)
These games all have 8 tableau piles and tableau building is regardless of suit (Congress type).
Congress
no group moving, 1 card face up
no group moving, 4 cards face up
group moving, 3 cards face up
Eight by Eight
group moving, 8 cards face up
group moving, 4 cards face up
group moving by suit, 3 cards face down, 1 up
7 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games
These games all have 7 tableau piles.
6 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games (Blind Alleys Type)
These games all have 6 tableau piles.
Blind Alleys
One redeal
alt color building, alternate color groups
alt color building, no group moving
in suit building, 4 cards face up
regardless of suit building, groups regardless of suit
in suit building, no group moving
regardless of suit building, groups regardless of suit
regardless of suit building, groups in suit
alternate color building, groups alternate color
Taking Silk
regardless of suit building, groups regardless
5 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games
These games all have 5 tableau piles.
regardless of suit building, groups regardless of suit
4 Pile Forty Thieves Type Games
These games all have 4 tableau piles.
regardless of suit building, groups regardless of suit
alternate color building, groups alternate color
Octagon
In suit building, no group moving
Interchange Type
These games are like Interchange, a difficult 2 deck game. See The Dao of Interchange for tips for winning Interchange.
Interchange
Play the hard 2 deck game
the original version of Interchange
an easier version of Interchange
alternate color building
4 deck version of Interchange
1 deck version of Interchange
3 deck version of Interchange
Interchange with unlimited redeals (much easier)
cross between Interchange and Fifteen Puzzle
Give and Take
Interchange with diminishing redeals
Thieves of Egypt Type Games
These games have a pyramid shaped tableau.
Thieves of Egypt
Play the original Forty Thieves variation
3 deck version
Busy Aces Type
These games are like Busy Aces.
Busy Aces
play the simple Forty Thieves variant
Deuces
play the Busy Aces variant
Three's Company
Play the Busy Aces variation
Fours Up
Play the original Busy Aces variation
Penta
Play the original Busy Aces variation
Sixes and Sevens
Play the simple Busy Aces variation
Single Spark
Play the backwards Busy Aces variation
Fortune's Favor
a very easy game to win
Other Busy Aces Type Games
Dimes
Jacks in the Box
The Spark
British Square
Contradance
Courtyard
3 Deck Forty Thieves Type Games
These games are all have 3 decks.
3 deck version of Forty Thieves
3 deck version of Interchange
3 deck version of Interchange
4 Deck Forty Thieves Type Games
These games are all have 4 decks.
Eighty Thieves
4 deck version of Forty Thieves
Downing Street
4 deck version of Number Ten
Malmaison
4 deck version of Josephine
4 deck version of Interchange
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