Forty Thieves Rules

Object

The object of the game is to move all the cards to the foundations.

Layout

• 2 decks (104 cards), no redeals
• 8 foundation piles (on top), initially empty
• 1 stock pile (below foundations, on left) with 64 cards faced down
• 1 waste pile (right from the stock), initially empty.
• 10 tableau piles (below the stock and the waste) each containing 4 cards faced up

Rules

Stock: Click on the stock to move the top card to the waste. There is no redeal.

Waste: The top card can be moved to a foundation pile or to a tableau pile. Up to 40 cards in the waste are visible.

Foundations: Build up in suit, from Ace to King. The top card of a foundation pile can be moved back to the tableau.

Tableau: Build down in suit. The top card of each pile can be moved to the foundations or to the tableau. An empty pile can be filled by any card.

Further reading

• Wikipedia