Solitaire terms
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The rule terms that separate one solitaire game from another, each linked to the game where it matters most.
Terms
Building down
Placing a card on one of the next higher rank in a tableau column, such as a 7 on an 8.
Open →TermSame-suit run
An ordered sequence of cards of one suit, such as the 9, 8 and 7 of spades.
Open →TermSupermove
Moving a run of cards in one action, as a shortcut for a legal series of single-card moves through free cells and empty columns.
Open →TermRedeal
Turning the waste pile back over to go through the stock again.
Open →TermWrapping ranks
A rule that lets an Ace follow a King, or a King follow an Ace, as if the ranks formed a circle.
Open →TermReserve
A pile of cards set aside at the start, playable one card at a time.
Open →TermBase rank
In Canfield, the rank of the first foundation card, which every foundation then starts from.
Open →TermStreak
In TriPeaks, a run of cards played without drawing from the stock.
Open →Sources
- Solitaire Online: all games: The site's own list of its 59 games, with categories.
- Solitaire Online: types of solitaire: The site's guide to solitaire families.
- Pagat.com: patience and solitaire games: A long-running independent reference for card game rules.
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