How To Play Solitaire: A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Solitaire Games including Solitaire, Nestor, Pounce, Pyramid, Russian Bank, Golf, and Yukon

By Tim Ander

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• How to Deal a Hand of Solitaire
• Gameplay Basics and Rules
• How to Create Foundation Piles
• What to Do with Stock Piles
• Discard Pile Dos and Don’ts

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• Nestor
• Pounce
• Pyramid
• Russian Bank
• Golf
• Yukon

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• Language: English
• Publisher: CRB Publishing
• Release date: May 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9788828319825

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How to play

SOLITAIRE

Tim Ander

Copyright © 2018 by Tim Ander.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

How to Play Solitaire

Getting Started

The Deal

The Play

Foundation Piles

Stock Pile and Discard Pile

Solitaire Terminology

Basic Solitaire Strategy

Solitaire Variations

Nestor

Pounce

Pyramid

Russian Bank

Golf

Yukon

Conclusion

Introduction

What Is Solitaire?

Solitaire is a card game for one. In North America, it is generally referred to as Solitaire. In the UK it is referred to as Patience. There are other names in other places, but the play of the game is the same. There are two player versions, but traditionally Solitaire is a one-player game.

The game is played with a regular deck of cards and a flat playing surface. The cards are shuffled and dealt into a predetermined arrangement. From here, the goal is to sort the cards into an order, with the goal usually being to arrange the cards into piles, by suit. The moves allowed in the game of Solitaire are dependant on the variation played, but usually, a card of a lower rank and different color suit can be played on another card.

Cards are arranged into columns in this way, with cards being moved to suited piles toward the endgame. The gameplay is hard to explain in a few short sentences, but we will be delving deeper into how to play. For now, we will be happy with knowing the basic mechanics of the game and imagine how they fit together.

One of the great things about Solitaire is that once you know the basic mechanics, you can launch yourself into the variations. There are numerous variations, but most of them follow similar gameplay. I love to play card games, especially with friends. The thing I love about Solitaire is that you do not need to have anyone else to play. Playing with friends is great, but there are times when you will not have anyone to play with. In these situations, Solitaire is a great game to challenge yourself and fill your time. If you have a deck of cards, you can play Solitaire.

History of Solitaire

Solitaire is not an old game, as far as some card games go, but it has been around for a long time. For a time, Solitaire was believed to be able to predict the future. The arrangement of cards became caught up in cartomancy, and the word Kabal, meaning