Tourney is neither the most innovative nor most challenging Solitaire variant. The twist is that with so few cards in play, your tourney may last a long, long time. The odds of winning are 1 in every 20 hands.
HOW TO DEAL Start with two fifty-two-card decks (104 cards total), remove all kings and aces, and place these on the table as your foundations. Next, deal six tableau piles, each with four face-up cards. Finally, deal eight face-up cards to a reserve. The remaining cards are your stock.
WINNING Build eight total foundations: four by suit in ascending rank from ace to king, four by suit in descending rank from king to ace.
HOW TO PLAY Play the topmost tableau cards directly to the foundations. There is no building within the tableau. Fill vacant tableau slots with four cards from the stock.
You may play any reserve card at any time, but only to the foundations. Replace gaps in the reserve with any available tableau card.
When you’re out of moves, turn up stock cards one at a time and play them directly to the foundations, if possible. Otherwise, place them face up in a waste pile (the topmost waste card may always be played directly to the foundations). When the stock is empty, turn over the waste (do not shuffle) to create a new stock. You are allowed to do this two times.