Cruel (solitaire)
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Cruel is a solitaire
card game
played using a deck of 52 playing card
s. Its arrangement and game play are almost like another solitaire card game Perseverance
.
It was released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack
for Windows 3.1 in 1990, and can also be downloaded for Windows XP
.
Only the top (or exposed) card in each pile is available for play. The cards in the tableau piles are built down by suit, while the foundations are built up by suit up to kings. For example, the 5♣ can be placed on the 6♣ if both cards are on the tableaux. Only one card can be moved at a time.
When no moves are available, all the remaining piles are put together and then put out in piles of four again. It is important not to shuffle these cards and to place one pile on top of the other face-up, starting from the first pile up to the last (this is actually the correct order, but some versions of the game use the opposite). The player can do this in an unlimited number of times.
The game is won when all the cards are put on the foundations. The game is lost if no more moves are possible even after a shuffle.
Solitaire
Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself or with other people. The solitaire card game Klondike is often known as simply Solitaire....
card game
Card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...
played using a deck of 52 playing card
Playing card
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s. Its arrangement and game play are almost like another solitaire card game Perseverance
Perseverance (solitaire)
Perseverance is a solitaire card game played with a deck of 52 playing cards. The reason for the name is not known, but probably, the player must play this game with perseverance to succeed.-Rules:...
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It was released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack
Microsoft Entertainment Pack
The original Microsoft Windows Entertainment Pack is a collection of simply-designed 16-bit computer games for Windows. These games were somewhat unusual for the time, in that they would not run under MS-DOS. Many of the games were later released in the Best of Windows Entertainment Pack...
for Windows 3.1 in 1990, and can also be downloaded for Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
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Play
To start the game, the player must first take all the Aces and put them in a row as bases for the foundations to start the game. The rest of the cards are then put into 12 piles, each with four cards.Only the top (or exposed) card in each pile is available for play. The cards in the tableau piles are built down by suit, while the foundations are built up by suit up to kings. For example, the 5♣ can be placed on the 6♣ if both cards are on the tableaux. Only one card can be moved at a time.
When no moves are available, all the remaining piles are put together and then put out in piles of four again. It is important not to shuffle these cards and to place one pile on top of the other face-up, starting from the first pile up to the last (this is actually the correct order, but some versions of the game use the opposite). The player can do this in an unlimited number of times.
The game is won when all the cards are put on the foundations. The game is lost if no more moves are possible even after a shuffle.