Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience Part 4

RULE

The foundations must follow suit.

PLAY

Withdraw from the pack and place the eight kings and one ace of hearts as in tableau.

The centre king of hearts is called the Sultan, and remains alone. The other seven kings, with the ace of hearts, form the foundation cards.

Each of these seven kings begins with ace, and ascends in sequence to queen. The ace of hearts ascends in the same manner, so that all the eight packets surrounding the Sultan end with queens.

You next deal out eight cards, four on either side (see tableau). These const.i.tute the Divan. From this Divan you can play any suitable cards on the foundations, and, having done so, proceed to deal out the remainder of the pack, turning the cards one by one, those that are not suitable for the foundations being laid aside in one packet, forming the talon. Vacancies in the Divan must be immediately refilled from the talon, or, when there is no talon, from the pack.

The talon may be taken up, shuffled, and re-dealt, if necessary, twice.

[Ill.u.s.tration: LA NIVERNAISE.]

LA NIVERNAISE

Two Entire Packs of Cards

RULES

I. The Line is to consist of six packets, of which the uppermost card of each is alone available, until by its removal the one beneath is released--_the card which is uppermost at the time being always the available one_.

II. As many cards in each of the packets forming the Line may be examined as there are vacancies in the Flanks.

III. All foundations must follow suit.

IV. In re-dealing, the Line packets must be taken up in succession, beginning on the left; then the whole together turned and re-dealt as before.

PLAY

Place two perpendicular rows of four cards each, called Flanks, leaving s.p.a.ce in the centre for four aces and four kings of different suits.

These, when they can be played, form the foundation cards, the kings descending in sequence to aces, the aces ascending in sequence to kings.

You next deal from left to right six packets, each composed of four cards dealt together, and placed in a horizontal line underneath. These packets are called the Line, and will receive successive additions.

If any of the foundation cards appear on the surface of the Line, or on the Flanks, play them in the s.p.a.ces reserved; as also any other suitable cards subject to Rule I, taking, however, in preference, cards from the Flanks, as the vacancies so made are most important.

_Note._--So necessary to success are these vacancies that if, after dealing the first round of the Line, none have been made, it is scarcely worth while to continue the game.

They may be filled from the pack or from the Line, but it is never prudent to fill up all vacancies; one at least should be left.

Single cards are not to be replaced on the Line; but if an entire packet has been played off, four more cards are to be immediately placed in its stead, and this rule applies to each several round.

When the resources thus far are exhausted, deal a second round of four cards together, on each of the Line packets as before, and continue thus to deal successive rounds until all the cards are dealt out, but between each round pause and examine the Line (Rule II) and the Flanks, and play all available cards.

The whole of the pack having been dealt, and further progress at an end, take up the line as prescribed in Rule IV, re-deal, and play exactly as at first.

There is only one re-deal.

In forming the foundations, one card at a time may be exchanged from the ascending to the descending sequences, and _vice versa_.

[Ill.u.s.tration: THE EMPRESS OF INDIA.]

THE EMPRESS OF INDIA

Four Entire Packs of Cards

RULES

I. All cards in the Army and Navy are equally available if played in pairs (_i.e._, one black and one red), but no card of either color can be played on a foundation _unless a card of the other color is played at the same time on another foundation_.

II. Vacancies in the Army and Navy must be immediately refilled with cards of their own color from the talon, or, when there is no talon, from the pack.

III. Cards from the pack or talon cannot be played at once, but must first pa.s.s through the Army or Navy.

IV. The talon consists of two packets, one of red, the other of black, cards.

V. The foundations must follow suit.

PLAY

Withdraw from the pack the eight black aces and the eight black queens, the eight red kings, and the eight red knaves.

Place these cards as in the tableau, throwing aside the four queens of spades and three queens of clubs.

The remaining queen of clubs represents the Empress; the knaves, the guard of British soldiers, and these nine cards remain alone.

The eight black aces and the eight red kings are the foundation cards, the aces ascending in sequence to kings, representing Admirals, the kings descending in sequence to aces, representing Generals.

_Note._--The red sequences must omit knaves, the black ones must omit queens.