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Auld Lang Syne (solitaire)
Sir Tommy, also called Old Patience, is a patience (game), patience or Solitaire (game), solitaire card game using a single pack of 52 playing cards. It is said to be the ancestor of all patiences, hence its alternative title.Parlett (1979), p. 214. It is a half-open, planner type of patience game in the same family of card-building games as Calculation (solitaire), Calculation and Strategy (patience), Strategy. It is also known as Try Again and Numerica. Ednah Cheney (1869) calls it Solitaire and says "it is the simplest form of patience". Rules Cards are dealt one at a time. When an ace turns up, it forms a foundation which builds up to King regardless of suit. Four such foundations should be built. A card that cannot yet be placed on the foundation is placed onto one of four wastepiles; once placed, it cannot be moved, but the top card of each wastepile remains available to be placed on a foundation. The game is won if all cards are emptied from the wastepiles and built on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planner (patience)
Patience (Europe), card solitaire, or solitaire (US/Canada), is a genre of card games whose common feature is that the aim is to arrange the cards in some systematic order or, in a few cases, to pair them off in order to discard them. Most are intended for play by a single player, but there are varieties for two or more players. Genre names 'Patience' is the earliest recorded name for this type of card game in both British and American sources. The word derives from the games being seen as an exercise in patience.Parlett (1991), pp. 157–161. Although the name solitaire became common in North America for this type of game during the 20th century, British games scholar David Parlett argues that there are good reasons for preferring the name 'patience'. Firstly, ''patience'' refers specifically to card games, whereas ''solitaire'' may also refer to games played with dominoes or peg and board games. Secondly, any game of patience may be played competitively by two or more players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
