Algerian Patience Solitaire Online Card Game

Play Algerian Patience Solitaire Game Online

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Algerian Patience Solitaire Game Play Instructions

• Starting the Game
  • Click the yellow play button in the lower right corner. Read the proverb that comes up, and click again to start the game.
• Game Controls
  • Mouse
    • Click on a card to select it.
    • Drag the card to where you want to place it.
  • Touchscreen
    • Use your finger like a mouse.
  • The upper right corner of the game has buttons to exit the game, read gameplay instructions, and turn sound on or off.
• Game Play
  • The name of this game is to quickly build up your foundations as fast as you can and try to leave multiple open columns on the playing field if possible.
    • Quickly building your foundations means a broader range of cards will be playable between the tableau and the foundations, while you will also work through the cards in your reserves.
    • Leaving one or more columns open on the tableau makes it easier to organize cards.
  • No undo button
    • This game does not have an undo button, so be careful when laying your cards.
    • You can select a card and move it slightly to see the card underneath it before committing to laying it.
  • Suited sequential order
    • When you place cards on the tableau they need to be of the same suit as the card you are laying them on.
    • They also need to be sequentially above or below the prior card.
    • You can create a run of cards which moves in both directions, meaning you can have cards go 7-8-9-8-9-10 as long as they are all the same suit.
  • Work your foundations together
    • Each suit has 2 foundations with one going from ace up and the other going from king down.
    • You can move cards back and forth between foundations to use additional cards from the reserve or the tableau.
      • For example, if you have king down to 8 of clubs in one stack and ace up to 7 in another stack and you want to get rid of the 6 of clubs from the tableau then you would move the 7 on the 8 and then put the 6 on the 7.
      • When you have a choice to lay cards counting upward or downward you often want to go middle out.
        • Higher cards: If you have a 9-10-jack of spades available and the king of spades is already on a foundation then you would generally want to stack the cards in the tableau with the jack as the bottommost card so when you get a queen of spades you can quickly lay the jack, 10, then 9 on that foundation.
        • Lower cards: For lower cards near the bottom end of the run you want to stack cards on the tableau sequentially with the lowest card at the bottom.
  • Empty columns
    • If you can create one or more empty columns on the tableau it gives you additional flexibility with re-ordering cards near the top of the reserve or the cards on other tableau columns.
    • Many solitaire games require you not have any empty places on the tableau to deal another round of cards, but this game has a double bonus:
      • You can deal additional rounds of cards from the reserve with empty columns.
      • All deals from the reserve except the final deal place cards on the 6 reserve piles. Only the last deal of 8 goes onto the tableau.
• Audience
  • The word patience in the title is not an accident. 😉 This game is best for those who have time to spend on it and are OK spending a good amount of time without winning the hand.
    • This game does not have an undo button, so be careful with your lays!
    • We also publish another Algerian Patience Game which does have an undo button.
  • There are no adult themes, but most adults other than Tom Hanks will like this game.

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CardGames.pro published this Solitaire on July 16, 2021