** Introduction **
Flower Garden Solitaire is a single-player card game renowned for its unique challenge and replayability. This game is played with one standard decks, totaling 54 cards. It is an underrated game in many ways similar to Free Cell the deserves your attention. It allows for high skill and is winnable with skillfull play more often than not.
** Game Info **
Decks : 1
Redeals : No
Duration : Medium (Games take between 5 to 10 minutes to play)
Complexity : Simple (Rules are easy to understand)
Luck : Little (Winning is mostly determined by your skill. Luck plays a minor role)
Odds : Great (Win every third game, on average)
** Goal **
Move all the cards to the four [Foundations] piles from Ace to King in the same suit.
** The Deal **
Using one deck, all cards are dealt face up to the layout. Each of the seven [Columns] are dealt 5 cards. The remaining 17 cards are dealt to the single [Reserve].
** Details **
[Foundations]
Foundations are built UP and IN SUIT starting with an Ace and ending with a King.
For example, a 2 of Clubs can be placed on an Ace of Clubs, then a 3 of Clubs, then a 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, up to K of Clubs. The same holds true for the other suits.
[Columns]
Columns are built DOWN in ANY SUIT. For example, any 6 may be placed on any 7.
The topmost card in any Column in available for movement to either another Column or a Foundation.
Empty Columns may be filled with any card.
[Reserves]
The Reserve is dealt 17 cards to start the hand. ANY CARD from the Reserve may be played to Column or a Foundation.
Think of it as if you are picking flowers, hency the name of the game. Cards may not be played to the Reserve.
** Also Known As **
Bouquet, February 1865, Italian Flower Garden, Parterre, The Garden