Box Kite is a moderately difficult

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using two packs.Box Kite Solitaire Rules
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. It is a variant of the old game of

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Rules

Box Kite has eight

located in the middle of the

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. The 8 foundation

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are divided into two groups. There are four piles located on the top that start with a King, and

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. e.g. K♥, Q♥, J♥, 10♥... The other four piles start with an Ace and

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in suit, e.g. A♠, 2♠, 3♠, 4♠... Surrounding the foundations are twelve tableau piles holding eight cards each. These can be built up or down regardless of suit, but only the top card of each pile can be moved, e.g. 10♥, J♣, 10♠, 9♦, 8♦... Cards can be relocated between the top and bottom foundations. There are no redeals in Box Kite. The game is

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when all cards have been moved to the foundations.

Variants

Box Kite is a variant of

(Napoleon's Favorite), which adds restrictions about playing to the foundations, but adds two redeals in order to compensate for the increased difficulty that this creates.

Rules

Variants

References

See also