Mount Olympus

About Mount Olympus Solitaire

by Thomas Warfield

Screen shot of the game Mount Olympus from Pretty Good Solitaire.

Mount Olympus is a classic two deck game that is very easy to win.

How to Play

At the start of the game, the eight Aces and the eight Twos are dealt to start 16 foundation piles. The top eight piles, starting with Aces, are called the Odd Foundations. The Odd Foundations are built up in suit by twos (Ace, 3, 5, 7, 9, Jack, King). The other eight piles starting with Twos are the Even Foundations. The Even Foundations are built up in suit by twos (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Queen).

The game is won when all cards are moved to the foundations.

Under the Foundations are 9 tableau piles. At the start of the game one card is dealt face up to each pile. The remainder of the cards form a stock.

The tableau piles are built down in suit by twos. Groups of cards in sequence down in suit by twos can be moved as a unit. Spaces are fliled automatically from the stock. If the stock is empty, they may be filled by any card.

When play comes to a standstill, clicking on the stock deals one card to each tableau pile.

Mount Olympus is an easy game to play and win. An average player wins about 95% of the time

Variations of Mount Olympus