Agnes Bernauer

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1 Deck.  Medium (50%).  Mostly Skill.

 

Object

To move all the cards to the foundations.

 

Layout

•4 foundation piles (top right) - build up in suit from the rank of first card dealt to the first pile, wrapping from King to Ace as necessary, until each pile contains 13 cards.

 

•7 tableau piles (below foundations) - build down by alternate color.  Move groups of cards if they are in sequence down by alternate color.  Spaces are filled by a card or legal group of cards headed by a card one rank below the foundation base card.  At the start of the game, 1 card is dealt to the first pile, 2 cards to the 2nd, up to 7 cards dealt to the 7th pile.

 

•stock (top left, face down) - Deals 1 card to each reserve pile, by clicking.  No redeals.

 

•7 reserve piles (bottom) - top card is available for play on the tableau or foundations. No building.

 

History

Agnes Bernauer, like Agnes Sorel, is a variation of Klondike.  Both games have been called Agnes.  David Parlett gave them their separate names.

 

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