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Cat's Tail and Related Games

  1. Cat's Tail, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
    • Der Katzenschwanz
  2. Deep, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  3. Faerie Queen, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  4. Kentish, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  5. Step-Up, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced

FreeCell type. 2 decks. No redeal.


Object
Move all cards to the foundations.

  1. Cat's Tail:


    2. Tableaux
    8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    8 reserves, base rank any
    9 Alternate color rows, base rank none
    Initial deal talon, no redeals
    Rules
    Like     Snake but the number of cards you can move as a sequence is not restricted. All cards are dealt to 9 piles at the start of the game, each King starting a new pile. To compensate for this there are 8 free cells which can hold any single card. Piles build down by alternate color, and an empty space cannot be filled.
    History
    This is a solitaire variant of German origin.
  2. Deep:


    3. Tableaux
    8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    8 reserves, base rank any
    8 Alternate color rows, base rank any
    Initial deal talon, no redeals
    Rules
    Like     Cat's Tail with 8 piles and any card or sequence on an empty row.
  3. Faerie Queen:


    4. Tableaux
    8 Rank only foundations, base rank 1
    8 Faerie Queen rows, base rank any
    Salic Law talon, no redeals
    Rules
    There is no play on the tableaux until the talon is empty, cards that will play on the foundations will autodrop during the deal. The rows build down in rank, the Kings can not be moved. Any card will play on a King, only one card can be moved at a time.
  4. Kentish:


    5. Tableaux
    8 Rank only foundations, base rank 1
    8 Rank only rows, base rank any
    Initial deal talon, no redeals
    Rules
    The cards are dealt to the rows using a progression that depends on the position of the Aces, one of which is shuffled to the top. The rows build down in rank, the foundations build up in rank.
  5. Step-Up:


    6. Tableaux
    8 Step Up foundations, base rank any
    13 reserves, base rank any
    9 Step Up rows, base rank any
    Step Up talon, no redeals
    Waste
    Rules
    The talon won't deal unless all of the reserves are filled, the rows build down in alternate colors.

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