2 Decks. Medium (50%). Mostly Skill.
Object
To move all the cards to the .
Layout
• | 8 piles (across top) - build from Ace to King. |
• | 10 piles (below ) - build . Only the top card of each pile may be moved. When a face down card is exposed in the , the card is turned face up and becomes a "protected" card. Protected cards may only be moved to a and no cards may be played upon them. When a protected card is moved to a , the empty space will be filled from the with one face down card and two more face up (for as long as the contains the cards to do so). Protected cards remain protected until the is empty, then they become available for play on other piles, and other cards may be played upon them. After the is empty, spaces may be filled by any card. At the start of the game 3 cards are dealt to each pile, 1 face down and 2 face up. |
• | (top left) - turn over 1 card at a time to the pile by clicking. No . |
• | (next to ) - top card is available for play on the or . |
History
Indian Patience is a variation of Indian, described by David Parlett. It differs from Indian with the addition of "protected" cards, which adds more skill to the game and makes it harder to win.
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