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Buffalo Bill and Related Games

1. Bato Kannon, 2 Unsun decks, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
2. Bison Babar, 1 Mughal deck, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
   • Buffalo Babar
3. Buffalo Bill, 2 French decks, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
   • Bison Bill
4. Dragon's Head, 1 Navagraha deck, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
5. Earth Pig Year, 2 Specialty decks, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
6. Earth Pig Year I, 2 Specialty decks, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
7. General Bangs, 1 Dashavatara deck, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
8. Kumagaya Jiro Naozane, 2 Mekuri decks, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
9. Little Billie, 2 French decks, no redeals
   • Skill level: Mostly skill
10. Mukerji's Pet, 1 Dashavatara deck, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
11. Myriads of Cash, 2 Specialty decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
12. Myriads of Cash I, 2 Specialty decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
13. Poets Galore, 2 Uta Karuta decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
14. Poets Galore I, 2 Uta Karuta decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
15. Rudolstadt, 2 Tarock decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill

Object

Rules

Bato Kannon:



Tableaux
10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
10 reserves, base rank any
38 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
The cards are dealt to the 38 fans, four each to the first 36 then three to the last two. The five foundations on the left build up from Ace, the five on the right build down from Dragon. The ten reserves hold any single card.

Bison Babar:



Tableaux
8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
10 reserves, base rank any
24 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
The cards are dealt to the 24 fans with the Aces shuffled out and dealt to the foundations. Cards may be moved from the tableaux to a reserve or a foundation. The foundations build up from the Ace.

Buffalo Bill:



Tableaux
8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
8 reserves, base rank any
26 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
The cards are dealt four each to the 26 fans. The four foundations on the left build up from Ace, the four on the right build down from King.

Dragon's Head:



Tableaux
9 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
12 reserves, base rank any
32 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Bison Babar except the cards are dealt three each to the 26 fans, then one more to each of the first three. The foundations build up from the Ace.

Earth Pig Year:



Tableaux
10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
8 reserves, base rank any
40 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Bison Babar with the Chinese Zodiac cards.

Earth Pig Year I:



Tableaux
10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
8 reserves, base rank any
40 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Bison Babar with the Rats and Pigs shuffled out and dealt to the foundations at game start.

General Bangs:



Tableaux
10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
14 reserves, base rank any
34 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Bison Babar except the cards are dealt three each to the 34 fans, then one more to each of the first eight. The foundations build up from the Ace.

Kumagaya Jiro Naozane:



Tableaux
8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
8 reserves, base rank any
26 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Buffalo Bill with the 48 card Mekuri Karuta deck. The cards are dealt four each to the first eighteen fans and three each to the last eight.

Little Billie:



Tableaux
8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
8 reserves, base rank any
24 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Buffalo Bill but only 24 fans. The extra cards are dealt to the eight reserves.

Mukerji's Pet:



Tableaux
12 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
14 reserves, base rank any
36 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Bison Babar except the cards are dealt three each to the 36 fans, then one more to each of the first 24.

Myriads of Cash:



Tableaux
6 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
15 reserves, base rank any
40 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Bison Babar with the Chinese Money Suit cards.

Myriads of Cash I:



Tableaux
6 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
15 reserves, base rank any
40 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Myriads of Cash with the Ones and Twenty-fives shuffled out and dealt to the foundations at game start.

Poets Galore:



Tableaux
10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
15 reserves, base rank any
40 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
The cards are dealt to the 40 fans, five each. The five foundations on the left build up from One, the five on the right build down from Twenty. The fourteen reserves hold any single card.

Poets Galore I:



Tableaux
10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
15 reserves, base rank any
40 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Poets Galore except the Ones and Twentys are shuffled out and dealt to the foundations at game start.

Rudolstadt:



Tableaux
8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
10 reserves, base rank any
30 rows, base rank any
Initial deal talon, no redeals

Rules
Like Bison Babar except the cards are dealt three each to the 30 fans, then one more to each of the first 22. The trumps are not used

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