There are many hundreds of solitaire games in existence, and many of them have similar structures. Here are 5 games that are different from the rest.
1) Kings in the Corners
Kings in the Corners is an interesting game where your objective is the place the court cards (Kings, Queens, Jacks) in special places. You proceed through the deck one card at a time, placing Queens in the top and bottom places, Jacks to the left and the right, and Kings in the corners. There are a few places for other cards, and you sometimes have to place other cards in the spaces for Kings, Queens, and Jacks. But cards can sometimes be removed, and you hope that you can remove non-court cards in order to put the court cards in their places. The main flaw to the game is it involves a lot of luck to win.
How to Play Kings in the Corners Solitaire
2) Thirteen Packs
Thirteen Packs is a two deck game where the cards are dealt out to 13 piles in an unusual way. Cards are dealt out the 13 piles and then to the stock in a way where the number of cards dealt to each pile will be variable. You then go through the stock, opening the 13 piles based on the ranks of the cards in the stock and play cards up to the foundation as possible. It is a difficult game to win. Thirteen Packs (with slight differences in the rules) is also known by other names, such as Weaver's, Leoni's Own, or Grandma's Game.
3) Alliance
Alliance is a game I invented. It is based on the game Matrimony, which is an interesting game but it rarely comes out. I made changes so that some skill could give the player a fighting chance to win.
A game of Alliance has several stages: first, cards are dealt out to 16 piles. Each time you click on the stock, one card is dealt out to each of the 16 piles. At each step you have the chance to move cards up to the foundations if possible, but there is no moving within the 16 piles. When the stock is empty, the redeals start. There are 16 redeals, each redeal involves picking up a pile and distributing it to the top of the other piles. Again, you can move cards to the foundations if possible at every step. Finally, when the redeals are complete, you can move cards between the 16 piles to free up buried cards.
Alliance is a fun game and a great change of pace from regular solitaire games.
How to Play Alliance Solitaire
4) German Patience
German Patience is an extremely difficult game. You have 8 piles and your job is to build sequences of 13 cards up regardless of suit (wrapping King to Ace). You win if you get all the cards into sequences. The problem is you only have the 8 piles to work with, plus a waste pile. You can moves groups of cards in sequence around, but that's it. It is really tough to get all the cards lined up.
How to Play German Patience Solitaire
5) Fifteen Puzzle
Fifteen Puzzle is actually similar to German Patience, but instead of sequences, you want to put the four cards of each rank together (such as the four Kings). There are thirteen ranks and you have 15 piles to work with, so you have some extra room. You play cards of the same rank on each other and try to move them around to get 4 of each rank in a pile. Fifteen Piles is easier than the other games here and you can get it to come out most of the time.
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