1 Deck. Hard (4%). Skill/Luck balanced.
Object
To pair up all cards and move them out of play.
Layout
• | 5 Piles (surprise!) - discard pairs of cards that add to 13, Kings singly. The top card of each pile is available. At the start of the game 1 card is dealt to each pile. |
• | (far right, face down) - clicking deals 1 card to each of the 5 piles. |
Notes
• | Any pair of cards whose values add to 13 can be discarded. The valid pairs are Queen-Ace, Jack-Two, 10-3, 9-4, 8-5, 7-6. Kings are discarded singly. To discards Kings, simply click on them. When all possible pairs are discarded, deal another set of 5 cards onto the piles by clicking on the Stock. |
• | The last 2 cards in the form their own piles and can be discarded with cards from any of the 5 piles. |
• | The game will inform you if you win, or if you have no more possible moves. |
History
5 Piles is an easy game to play, but fairly difficult to win. It is also known as Baroness.
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