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Klondike (solitaire)
Klondike, also known as Canfield, is a card game for one player and the best known and most popular version of the patience or solitaire family, something which "defies explanation" as it has one of the lowest rates of success of any such game.Parlett (1979), pp. 94–95. Partly because of that, it has spawned numerous variants including Batsford, Easthaven, King Albert, Thumb and Pouch, Somerset or Usk and Whitehead, as well as the American variants of the games, Agnes and Westcliff. The distinguishing feature of all variants is a triangular layout of the tableau, building in ascending sequence and packing in descending order.Coops (1939), p. 10. Name In the U.S. and Canada, it is so well known that the term Solitaire, in the absence of qualifiers, typically refers to Klondike. Equally in the UK, it is often just known as "Patience". Elsewhere the game is known as American Patience. Historically Klondike was also called Canfield in America, perhaps because it was a casino ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batsford (card Game)
Batsford is a patience (game), patience or card solitaire similar to Klondike_(solitaire), Klondike except that it uses two decks instead of one. The cards are turned up one at a time during a single pass through the deck, and there is also a reserve pile available for a single King. Rules The object of this game is to move all cards to the Glossary_of_solitaire_terms, foundations. There are eight foundations that build up from Ace to King in suit, (e.g. A♣, 2♣, 3♣, 4♣...) There are ten depot (patience term), dêpôts in the tableau (patience term), tableau ranging from one to ten cards long, and which build down in alternating colors, (e.g. 10♠, 9, 8♠, 7♦...) Cards in the tableu can be moved to a foundation or onto another tableau stack. Only a King can be moved to an empty space. The layout also includes a single reserve pile where a single King can be held. File:Batsford (solitaire) Layout.jpg, Batsford Layout The stock (patience term), stock is turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
