Junction

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4 Decks of 32 cards.  Medium (40%).  Skill/Luck balanced.

 

Object

To move all the cards to the foundations.

 

Layout

16 foundation piles (left and right) - build up in suit from Ace to Seven to King.

 

7 tableau piles (below foundations) -  build down by alternate color.  Only one card at a time may be moved.  Spaces are filled by any card.  At the start of the game 1 card is dealt to each pile.

 

stock (top left) - turn over 1 card at a time to the waste pile by clicking.  No redeals.

 

waste (next to stock) - top card is available for play on the foundations or tableau.

 

Notes

Junction uses 4 Piquet packs of 32 cards.  The Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, and Sixes are removed from each deck.  Thus the Ace is actually next to the Seven in rank.  After an Ace is played on a foundation pile, a Seven of the same suit can be played on it.

 

History

Junction is a 4 deck, Piquet pack extension of games such as Single Rail and Double Rail.