EastHaven

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1 Deck.  Medium (30%).  Skill/Luck balanced.

 

Object

To move all the cards to the foundations

 

Layout

4 foundation piles (top right) - build up in suit from Ace to King.

 

7 tableau piles (below foundations) - build down by alternate color.  Move groups of cards if they are in sequence down by alternate color.  Fill spaces with Kings or a legal group of cards headed by a King (see KingOnly for option).  At the start of the game, 3 cards are dealt to each pile, 2 face down and 1 face up.

 

stock (top left, face down) - deals 1 card to each tableau pile by clicking.

 

Options

KingOnly   AutoPlay

 

Tips

The difficult part of this game is that the new cards dealt can completely ruin the tableau.  Not checking the KingOnly option makes the game somewhat easier to win.

 

History

EastHaven is a variation of Klondike.  It originally appeared under this name in The Complete Book of Solitaire & Patience Games.  It was known in previous books dating back to at least 1931 under the name Aces Up.

 

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