Gargantua (solitaire)
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Gargantua is a solitaire
card game that is basically a version of Klondike
using two decks. It is also known as Jumbo in Aisleriot Solitaire (which is part of the GNOME
Desktop).
As in Klondike, play consists of the following:
As for dealing the stock, cards from it are dealt to the waste pile one at a time and used if possible. The stock can only be dealt twice; afterwards the leftover cards are left at the waste pile. Also note that if you do go through the stock twice you will almost always win, so for a little more challenge just go through it once.
The game is won if all cards are transferred to the foundations.
card game that is basically a version of Klondike
using two decks. It is played like Gargantua except that the stock can only be dealt four times.
game popularly known as Klondike
, where two or more packs of cards are used.
The most simple version involves two packs, with eight foundation stacks
rather than four. Instead of the standard seven columns of cards used in normal Klondike, twelve columns are used for two packs, sixteen for three packs.
As the number of packs used rises, it becomes harder to complete the game, due to the increase in the proportion of suits to stacks (four to seven in single pack games, eight to twelve in two pack games, twelve to sixteen in three pack games). The standard numbers of foundation stacks and columns are shown in the table for different numbers of starting packs.
For 15 or more packs, an alternative starting layout is generally used with more columns, and fewer cards in the longest columns. Instead of the cards being laid out in a triangle, with one card face up in each row, two cards are turned up - one at each end of each row. A game with 20 packs would use 62 columns, with the two middle columns having just 31 cards.
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 that is basically a version of Klondike
Klondike (solitaire)
Klondike is a Patience game . Many people refer to Klondike as patience or solitaire .- Rules :...
using two decks. It is also known as Jumbo in Aisleriot Solitaire (which is part of the GNOME
GNOME
GNOME is a desktop environment and graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software...
Desktop).
Rules
Instead of seven in Klondike, there are nine tableau piles to be formed. Forming these nine tableau piles of cards, i.e. dealing the cards, is like much like Klondike. One face-up card is placed on the first column, then eight cards are each placed face-down on the other eight tableau piles. Over these eight face-down cards are one face-up card and seven face-down cards, and so on until all nine tableau piles have a face-up card. The rest of the deck becomes the stock. The foundation/tableau should look like this:
O O O O O O O O
+-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+
| | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+
+-+ | | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+
+-+ | | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+
+-+ | | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+
+-+ | | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+
+-+ | | +-+ +-+ +-+
+-+ | | +-+ +-+
+-+ | | +-+
+-+ | |
+-+
As in Klondike, play consists of the following:
- The eight foundations, represented by the Os in the diagram, are built up in suits starting from the ace.
- Tableau piles and cards are built down by alternating colors in partial or complete piles.
- Face-down cards are immediately turned up when they become the top cards of their piles.
- Empty spaces can be filled only by Kings or piles with Kings as bottom cards.
As for dealing the stock, cards from it are dealt to the waste pile one at a time and used if possible. The stock can only be dealt twice; afterwards the leftover cards are left at the waste pile. Also note that if you do go through the stock twice you will almost always win, so for a little more challenge just go through it once.
The game is won if all cards are transferred to the foundations.
Harp
Harp, like Gargantua, is a solitaireSolitaire
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 that is basically a version of Klondike
Klondike (solitaire)
Klondike is a Patience game . Many people refer to Klondike as patience or solitaire .- Rules :...
using two decks. It is played like Gargantua except that the stock can only be dealt four times.
Ultra Klondike
Ultra Klondike is a variant on the playing cardPlaying card
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
game popularly known as Klondike
Klondike (solitaire)
Klondike is a Patience game . Many people refer to Klondike as patience or solitaire .- Rules :...
, where two or more packs of cards are used.
The most simple version involves two packs, with eight foundation stacks
Solitaire terminology
There are a number of terms common to many card games. These are not listed here, but are instead detailed at Glossary of card terms. Being familiar with those terms will help in understanding the terminology here....
rather than four. Instead of the standard seven columns of cards used in normal Klondike, twelve columns are used for two packs, sixteen for three packs.
As the number of packs used rises, it becomes harder to complete the game, due to the increase in the proportion of suits to stacks (four to seven in single pack games, eight to twelve in two pack games, twelve to sixteen in three pack games). The standard numbers of foundation stacks and columns are shown in the table for different numbers of starting packs.
| Packs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stacks | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Columns | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
For 15 or more packs, an alternative starting layout is generally used with more columns, and fewer cards in the longest columns. Instead of the cards being laid out in a triangle, with one card face up in each row, two cards are turned up - one at each end of each row. A game with 20 packs would use 62 columns, with the two middle columns having just 31 cards.