Bicycle solitaire card games

Many Solitaire games can be played on areas smaller than a card table. Others require a larger playing area, and these games are often played on the floor or on a bedspread. Alternatively, in order to play with large layouts on a card table, miniature playing cards are available. These are usually half the size of standard playing cards. Virtually all Solitaire games are played with one or more standard card packs. Standard Solitaire uses one card pack. The first objective is to release and play into position certain cards to build up each foundation, in sequence and in suit, from the ace through the king.

The ultimate objective is to build the whole pack onto the foundations, and if that can be done, the Solitaire game is won. To form the tableau, seven piles need to be created. Starting from left to right, place the first card face up to make the first pile, deal one card face down for the next six piles.

Starting again from left to right, place one card face up on the second pile and deal one card face down on piles three through seven. Starting again from left to right, place one card face up on the third pile and deal one card face down on piles four through seven.

Continue this pattern until pile seven has one card facing up on top of a pile of six cards facing down.

The initial array may be changed by "building" - transferring cards among the face-up cards in the tableau. Certain cards of the tableau can be played at once, while others may not be played until certain blocking cards are removed. For example, of the seven cards facing up in the tableau, if one is a nine and another is a ten, you may transfer the nine to on top of the ten to begin building that pile in sequence.

Since you have moved the nine from one of the seven piles, you have now unblocked a face down card; this card can be turned over and now is in play. As you transfer cards in the tableau and begin building sequences, if you uncover an ace, the ace should be placed in one of the foundation piles. The foundations get built by suit and in sequence from ace to king. Continue to transfer cards on top of each other in the tableau in sequence.

This card can be played in the foundations or tableau. If you cannot play the card in the tableau or the foundations piles, move the card to the waste pile and turn over another card in the stock pile. If a space is created, it can only be filled in with a king. Filling a space with a king could potentially unblock one of the face down cards in another pile in the tableau.

Continue to transfer cards in the tableau and bring cards into play from the stock pile until all the cards are built in suit sequences in the foundation piles to win! Hello, Our rules do not specify that the foundation requires suits to be placed in any particular order, but feel free adjust for your personal preferences!

Hello, We would have no knowledge of programs loaded onto Windows XP — you could try to contact the Microsoft corporation. Thanks, The Bicycle Team. On the tableau, is it not correct to build them in opposite color? Hello Steve, There are several different variations on how to play solitaire — that is one version of how to play. I just would like to say. I was taught playing. The pile of cards you flip over. Original Entry. Uploaded by denzquix on December 27, Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo.

Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Example: If the bottom card of a unit is the J, it may be moved onto any one of the four queens.

A king can be moved only onto a space. Alternatively, the spaces may be filled with any movable unit. When all possible or desired moves come to a standstill, the player deals another row of ten cards face up. However, before such a deal may be made, all spaces must be filled.

The final deal consists of only four cards, which are placed on the first four piles. Club Login Log in to Club Rewards using the email and password you provided when you signed up. Signup Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Spider Solitaire. Eight-legged, solo fun has begun. The Pack Two standard card packs are used. Compatibility iPhone Requires iOS Mac Requires macOS Languages English.

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