Patience Card Game

Patience, also known as Solitaire, Klondike, or Freecell, has been a timeless game since its emergence. It’s a one-player game, and the goal is to bring order to those cards. 

How To Play Patience Card Game

1. Columns Setup

   • Picture seven columns of cards.
   • First column: 1 card, second: 2 cards, and so on.
   • The top card in each column faces up, and others are face down.
   • Begin by placing one card face up and six face down next to it.

2. Deck Interaction:

   • Every third card from the deck becomes part of the game.
   • Take three cards, flip them – voila, a new face-up pile.
   • Continue this process until you’ve gone through the entire deck.

3. Card Placement Rules:

   • Place a card from the deck onto another card.
   • The target card should be one rank higher and a different colour.
   • Example: An eight of hearts can go on a nine of spades or clubs.

4. Moving Cards:

   • Groups of cards can be moved as well, following the same rules.
   • Flip a face-down card when you free it up during play.

5. Empty Columns:

   • If a column is empty, you can shift any card or sequence into it.

6. Aces and Foundations:

   • If you find an ace, position it face up above the columns.
   • Foundations are built from ace to king.

7. Winning and Losing:

   • You win when all four foundations are complete.
   • If you run out of moves, it’s game over – time to try again!

Patience Card Game Rules

Playing patience, the card game is quite straightforward. Here are some important things to remember as you play:

1. You can only shift a card that’s facing up to another column or onto the foundation piles.
2. Moving a complete sequence of cards to the foundation piles is allowed, but it has to kick off with a King.
3. When placing a card on top of another one, remember this: the card going down must have a different colour and a rank one lower than the card beneath it.
4. If you find yourself stuck with no moves left, don’t worry. Flip over the top card from the stockpile and use it to create new moves.

Types of the Patience Card Game

Let’s talk about grouping patience or solitaire games for middle schoolers. There are different ways of doing it:

1. First, based on what you’re trying to do (like building, pairing, or totalling) – as explained earlier.
2. Second, by family, which means putting games together that come from the same root, like Klondike or Napoleon at St Helena.
3. Lastly, by how you start the game (closed, open, or half-open) and how you play (building or packing, etc.) – we’ll get into that in a bit.

Now, most patience or solitaire games involve making a sequence of cards in order, starting from ace to king, all in the same family. Usually, you begin with an ace as the foundation, add a two of the same suit on top, then a three, and so on. This is called building, and all these games are basically builders. But here’s the twist – in many games, you first have to arrange the cards in the opposite order on a part of the table called the tableau. After that, you can put them in the right order on the foundations. This middle step of putting things in reverse is called packing, and games that use this trick are called “packers.” If a game doesn’t use either of these tricks, we call them “non-builders.” There are also some special kinds of packers, like ‘blockades,’ ‘planners,’ and ‘spiders.’

Now, let’s look at how many of the cards you can see. In “open games,” you can see all the cards from the start, and you must use your brainpower to figure out the game. In “closed” games, you draw cards from a face-down pile, and you have to use your judgment because you don’t know the order until they show up.

Tips For Playing The Patience Card Game

Here are some cool tricks you can use while playing the patience card game:

1. Plan your moves: Before you do anything, take a moment to think about how you can move the cards around better. Picture it in your mind and plan your moves accordingly.
2. Empty tableau piles are your friends: If you spot an empty tableau pile, pop a King in there. It gives you more space to shuffle cards around and makes things easier for you.
3. Suit up: Keep the cards in each tableau pile organized by their suits. This way, when you need to, you can smoothly shift them to the foundation piles.
4. Stockpile surprise: When you’re stuck and can’t budge any cards, flip a card from the stockpile. If it helps, great! If not, stash it in a waste pile and try the next one.
5. Waste pile wisdom: Remember, with the waste pile, you can only use the top card. So, choose wisely and make every move count.
6. Stay positive: Patience can be a bit tricky, and it might take a few tries to win. Don’t let it get you down. Keep at it, and you’ll definitely get better with time.

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