Pasjans Courses

A pasjans is a classic solitaire card game said to have been devised in the 18th century by Polish monks. However, many variations of the game have existed throughout the world and prior to the 18th century. It is also known as Patience, Solitaire, or Klondike. In the game, one deck of 52 playing cards is used, and red and black cards are sorted in alternating color throughout the game. The main goal of the game is for the player to stack all the cards in their order from Ace to King, grouping by suit. The game starts with one card face up in the center of the table and seven piles of cards laid out in the form of a fan. The remaining cards are placed facedown to form the draw pile. The player can then use any of the face up cards to create stacks on the tableau. The player is allowed to move any card currently in the tableau, so long as it follows the suit ordering starting with Ace, and if the player has laid out an entire suit then they can move the King to any other free position in the tableau. The game ends when all the Aces have been built on the tableau. The player may draw cards from the draw pile, but only if no moves are available. The player can also reshuffle the pile when it is exhausted. The rules of the game can be further tweaked and tweaked depending on the preferences and familiarity of the game by the individual player.