HOW TO DEAL Start with two fifty-two-card decks (104 cards total), remove all kings and the A of hearts, and lay them out as shown (one K of hearts is always in the center, the A of hearts is always above). These are your foundations.The “sultan” in this game is the K of hearts, which ends the game surrounded by eight queens. It’s another fine example of simple rules creating a game that is surprisingly difficult to win (the odds of doing so are 1 in every 11 hands).
HOW TO DEAL Start with two fifty-two-card decks (104 cards total), remove all kings and the A of hearts, and lay them out as shown (one K of hearts is always in the center, the A of hearts is always above). These are your foundations.
Next, deal six cards, face up, in two rows of three. This is your tableau. The remaining cards are your stock.
WINNING The goal is to build eight foundations by suit and in ascending rank. Build the A of hearts up to Q of hearts, and the seven outer kings up to the queens. At the end of the game, K of hearts is surrounded by eight queens.
HOW TO PLAY No tableau pile may ever have more than one card, and there is no building within the tableau. When you’re out of moves, turn the topmost stock card over and play it to the foundations or to an empty tableau pile, or leave it face up in a waste pile. The topmost waste card may always be played to the foundations. You may redeal three times (do not shuffle).