There are a few solitaire games in Pretty Good Solitaire that are very difficult to win. For many of them, winning just involves luck of just getting the right cards. But there are a few very hard games that involve skill rather than just luck. These are games worth playing even though most of the time you will never win them.
1) Seven Devils
The game Seven Devils is so named because of a reserve pile of 7 cards. These 7 cards can only be played to the foundation piles (the piles where you build cards up from Aces to Kings).
The situation is not helped by the fact that you can move only one card at a time in the 7 pile tableau. A very hard game, but similar to the popular game Klondike. The key to winning is to get those 7 devils out.
2) Interchange
Interchange is an even more interesting game of the Forty Thieves type.
It features a tableau of alternating face up and face down cards. Because there are so many cards buried in the tableau, it can be difficult to get at them all and the game is very hard to win. But there are some strategies to improve your chances.
3) German Patience
German Patience is an unusual game where all building is on the 8 tableau/foundation piles.
All building is up regardless of suit and only one card can be moved at a time. The goal is to get all of the cards into 8 13-card sequences. The game is very challenging as you get more cards into play, you have less space to move them around.
4) Diavolo
The devilish game Diavolo is a variation of the excellent game Rouge et Noir.
Diavolo has 2 types of foundation piles - the left 4 piles are built from Aces up to Kings just like in most solitaire games (except they build by color instead of suit). The other 4 piles, on the other hand, are built as 13-card sequences down in alternate color in the tableau, then moved up to the foundation piles in 13-card units. Therefore you are building two different things at the same time. You have no redeals and the odds are against you. Still, you can help yourself by making the right moves (and learning the easier Rouge et Noir first is recommended).
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If you can manage to win these four very hard solitaire games at least one each, you can call yourself a solitaire expert.
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