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Lara's Game Variations

  1. Bridget's Game, 2 Hex A Deck decks, 1 redeal
    • Skill level: Balanced
  2. Bridget's Game Doubled, 4 Hex A Deck decks, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  3. Dojouji's Game, 2 Hanafuda decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  4. Dojouji's Game Doubled, 4 Hanafuda decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  5. Fatimeh's Game, 1 Mughal deck, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  6. Fatimeh's Game Relaxed, 1 Mughal deck, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  7. Kali's Game, 1 Dashavatara deck, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  8. Kali's Game Doubled, 2 Dashavatara decks, 3 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  9. Kali's Game Relaxed, 1 Dashavatara deck, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  10. Katrina's Game, 2 Tarock decks, 1 redeal
    • Skill level: Balanced
  11. Katrina's Game Doubled, 4 Tarock decks, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  12. Katrina's Game Relaxed, 2 Tarock decks, 1 redeal
    • Skill level: Balanced
  13. Lara's Game Doubled, 4 French decks, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  14. Lara's Game Relaxed, 2 French decks, 1 redeal
    • Skill level: Balanced

Lara's Game type.
Object
Move all cards to the Foundations.
Rules
Refer to the description of the deal in Lara's Game.
  1. Bridget's Game:


    2. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 16
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    17 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 1 redeal
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to seventeen piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank eleven or over one card is dealt to the talon. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game with two exceptions. The first exception is that there is one redeal. When the talon is empty after the first round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The other exception is the extra reserve stack just to the right of the rows and the top foundations. This reserve stack has the potential to save a game that would otherwise be lost. The way it works is this. When empty it will accept any Wizard card, but only from a foundation. Once a Wizard has been played on it, it will accept one card only from any row stack. Once played on the stack, cards can only be remove from it to a foundation.
    Strategy
    Don't play on the extra reserve stack unless you are sure the top card will play to a foundation soon.
    Notes
    This game is dedicated to the memory of Bridget Bishop, hanged as a witch on June 10, 1692 in Salem Massachusetts, U. S. A. and to the 19 other victims of that infamous example of superstition and religious bigotry.
  2. Bridget's Game Doubled:


    3. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 16
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    17 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 2 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to seventeen piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank eleven or over one card is dealt to the talon. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game with two exceptions. The first exception is that there is one redeal. When the talon is empty after the first round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The other exception is the extra reserve stack just to the right of the rows and the top foundations. This reserve stack has the potential to save a game that would otherwise be lost. The way it works is this. When empty it will accept any Wizard card, but only from a foundation. Once a Wizard has been played on it, it will accept any two cards from any of the row stacks. Once played on the stack, cards can only be removed by playing them to a foundation.
    Notes
    This game is dedicated to the memory of Bridget Bishop, hanged as a witch on June 10, 1692 in Salem Massachusetts, U. S. A. and to the 19 other victims of that infamous example of superstition and religious bigotry.
  3. Dojouji's Game:


    4. Tableaux
    12 Same suit foundations, base rank 4
    20 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    9 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Dojouji's Game talon, no redeals
    Rules
    The difference is the use of two Hanafuda decks instead of two 52 card standard decks When a first rank card is dealt to the rows two cards are dealt to the talon. There are twelve first rank cards in a Hanafuda deck. There are 8 rows in this     Lara's Game version. Cards are dealt to all eight rows based on their rank and which deck they are from. The decks are shuffled together on the talon. The foundations take two complete rounds of a suit. After the last card of the first round is played to a foundation the first card of the second round will play.
  4. Dojouji's Game Doubled:


    5. Tableaux
    12 Same suit foundations, base rank 4
    20 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    17 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Dojouji's Game talon, no redeals
    Rules
    The difference is the use of four Hanafuda decks instead of two 52 card standard decks When a first rank card is dealt to the rows two cards are dealt to the talon. There are twelve first rank cards in a Hanafuda deck. There are 16 rows in this     Lara's Game version. Cards are dealt to all sixteen rows based on their rank and which deck they are from. The four decks are shuffled together on the talon. The foundations take four complete rounds of a suit. After the last card of the first round is played to a foundation the first card of the second round will play.
  5. Fatimeh's Game:


    6. Tableaux
    8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    20 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    13 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 2 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to thirteen piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Pradhan or over one card is dealt to the talon. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game except that there are two redeals. When the talon is empty after each round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round.
  6. Fatimeh's Game Relaxed:


    7. Tableaux
    8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    13 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 2 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to thirteen piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Pradhan or over one card is dealt to the talon. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game except that there are two redeals. When the talon is empty after each round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The reserve stack will take any two cards from the rows.
    Strategy
    Use the reserve stack to allow buried cards to play. The best times to use it are just before a redeal. Once played to the reserve a card may only be played from it to a foundation.
  7. Kali's Game:


    8. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    20 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    13 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 2 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to thirteen piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Pradhan or over one card is dealt to the talon. Only one 120 card Dashavatara deck is used. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game except that there are two redeals. When the talon is empty after each round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round.
  8. Kali's Game Doubled:


    9. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    25 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Kali's Game talon, 3 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to thirteen piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Pradhan or over one card is dealt to the talon. Only one 120 card Dashavatara deck is used. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game except that there are three redeals. When the talon is empty after each round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The foundations take two complete rounds of a suit. After the first Raja is played to a foundation the second Ace will play. The reserve stack will take any four cards from the rows.
    Strategy
    Use the reserve stack to allow buried cards to play. The best times to use it are just before a redeal. Once played to the reserve a card may only be moved from it to a foundation.
  9. Kali's Game Relaxed:


    10. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    13 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 2 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to thirteen piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Pradhan or over one card is dealt to the talon. Only one 120 card Dashavatara deck is used. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game except that there are two redeals. When the talon is empty after each round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The reserve stack will take any two cards from the rows.
    Strategy
    Use the reserve stack to allow buried cards to play. The best times to use it are just before a redeal. Once played to the reserve a card may only be moved from it to a foundation.
  10. Katrina's Game:


    11. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 14
    20 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    23 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 1 redeal
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to twenty three piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Page or over one card is dealt to the talon. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game except that there is one redeal. When the talon is empty after the first round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round.
    Strategy
    If row two cards will play on the same foundation pick the card that is on the row that holds the most cards. Move cards from one set of foundations to the other to get extra plays.
  11. Katrina's Game Doubled:


    12. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 14
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    23 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 2 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to twenty three piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Page or over one card is dealt to the talon. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game with two exceptions. The first exception is that there are two redeals. When the talon is empty after the one round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The other exception is the reserve stack just to the right of the foundations. This stack will take any three cards from any of the rows. Once played there however, a card may not be removed except by playing it to a foundation.
    Strategy
    If two row cards will play on the same foundation pick the card that is on the row that holds the most cards. Move cards from one set of foundations to the other to get extra plays.
  12. Katrina's Game Relaxed:


    13. Tableaux
    10 Same suit foundations, base rank 14
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    23 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 1 redeal
    Rules
    The differences are that the cards are dealt to twenty three piles instead of fourteen and if a dealt card is of rank Page or over one card is dealt to the talon. Otherwise the dealing rules are the same. Play is the same as     Lara's Game with two exceptions. The first exception is that there is one redeal. When the talon is empty after the first round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The other exception is the reserve stack just to the right of the foundations. This stack will take any two cards from any of the rows. Once played there however, a card may not be removed except by playing it to a foundation.
    Strategy
    If two row cards will play on the same foundation pick the card that is on the row that holds the most cards. Move cards from one set of foundations to the other to get extra plays.
  13. Lara's Game Doubled:


    14. Tableaux
    8 Same suit foundations, base rank 13
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    14 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 2 redeals
    Rules
    The differences are the use of four decks instead of two two redeals and a reserve stack. Otherwise the play and dealing rules are the same. When the talon is empty after each round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The foundations take two complete rounds of a suit. After the last card of the first round is played to a foundation the first card of the second round will play. The reserve stack will take any two cards from the rows.
    Strategy
    Use the reserve stack to allow buried cards to play. The best times to use it are just before a redeal. Once played to the reserve a card may only be played from it to a foundation.
  14. Lara's Game Relaxed:


    15. Tableaux
    8 Same suit foundations, base rank 13
    21 Lara's Game reserves, base rank any
    14 Lara's Game rows, base rank any
    Lara's Game talon, 1 redeal
    Rules
    The differences are the use of four decks instead of two two redeals and a reserve stack. Otherwise the play and dealing rules are the same. When the talon is empty after each round the cards are gathered up from the tableaux and dealt to the rows without being shuffled using the same dealing rules as in the first round. The foundations take two complete rounds of a suit. After the last card of the first round is played to a foundation the first card of the second round will play. The reserve stack will take any single card from the rows.
    Strategy
    Use the reserve stack to allow buried cards to play. The best time to use it is just before the redeal. Once played to the reserve a card may only be played from it to a foundation.

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