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Bavarian Patience and Variations

  1. Arachnida, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  2. Bavarian Patience, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  3. Dumfries, 1 French deck, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  4. Eight Packs, 2 French decks, 2 redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  5. Four Packs, 2 French decks, 1 redeal
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  6. Galloway, 1 French deck, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  7. Glacier, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Balanced
  8. Harvestman, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill
  9. Robin, 2 French decks, no redeals
    • Skill level: Mostly skill

  1. Arachnida:


    2. Tableaux
    1 foundation, base rank 1
    10 Arachnida rows, base rank any
    Deal row talon, no redeals
    Object
    Move all cards in thirteen card suit sequences to the single foundation.
    Rules
    The talon on the left deals to the ten row stacks only if none are empty. The foundation on the right accepts cards thirteen at a time if they are in suit sequence. The row stacks in the center accept cards of the same or next lower rank. Empty rows accept a single card, a same rank sequence or a suit sequence.
    Strategy
    Uncover the face down cards soonest, build suit sequences where possible.
    Notes
    This is complex and takes time, but is nearly always winnable.
  2. Bavarian Patience:


    3. Tableaux
    10 Rank only rows, base rank any
    Waste talon, no redeals
    Waste
    Rules
    Like     German Patience with ten row stacks.
  3. Dumfries:


    4. Tableaux
    4 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    8 Dumfries rows, base rank any
    Dumfries talon, no redeals
    Object
    Move all cards to the foundations.
    Rules
    The layout is a talon and four foundations at the top and eight alternate color row stacks below. The row stacks build as either same rank or down in rank, the foundations build up in suit. A row sequence can be moved as a sequence only if it's the complete stack. Any card will play on an empty row.
  4. Eight Packs:


    5. Tableaux
    10 Same suit rows, base rank any
    Waste talon, 2 redeals
    Waste
    Object
    Arrange the cards on the tableaux.
    Rules
    The ten rows build up in rank and suit from Ace to King. The game is won when the cards are arranged in eight piles of thirteen cards.
  5. Four Packs:


    6. Tableaux
    10 rows, base rank any
    Waste talon, 1 redeal
    Waste
    Object
    Arrange the cards on the tableaux.
    Rules
    The rows build up in rank and suit with wrap from Ace to King. Cards can only be moved as an entire stack. The game is won when there are four piles of twenty-six cards with an Ace at the bottom.
  6. Galloway:


    7. Tableaux
    4 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    7 Dumfries rows, base rank any
    Dumfries talon, no redeals
    Object
    Move all cards to the foundations.
    Rules
    This is     Dumfries with seven row stacks.
  7. Glacier:


    8. Tableaux
    4 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    12 Rank only rows, base rank any
    Waste talon, no redeals
    Waste
    Object
    Move all cards to the foundations.
    Rules
    The rows build down in rank with wrap, any card or sequence on an empty stack. The foundations build up in suit with wrap. The game is won when each foundation has 26 cards in sequence.
  8. Harvestman:


    9. Tableaux
    1 foundation, base rank 1
    10 Curds and Whey rows, base rank any
    Deal row talon, no redeals
    Object
    Move all cards in thirteen card suit sequences to the single foundation.
    Rules
    This is like Arachnida with rows that build like the rows in     Curds and Whey.
  9. Robin:


    10. Tableaux
    8 Same suit foundations, base rank 1
    12 Dumfries rows, base rank any
    Dumfries talon, no redeals
    Object
    Move all cards to the foundations.
    Rules
    This is like     Dumfries with two decks and twelve row stacks.

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