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Big Harp
Die Pyramide is a patience game of medium difficulty that is played with 104 playing cards. It is also known as Big Harp. It has one more stack than Double Klondike, which makes the game easier. The name is German and means "The Pyramid". It is not related to the patience game of Pyramid. Rules Use two decks of cards. Shuffle them and deal 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 hidden cards on the 10 cascades. Now add one row of open cards and you are ready to go. Try to build ascending from the aces on the 8 foundations and use the Klondike red on black alternating-colour rule to build cascades. If stuck, draw card by card from the stock to the waste. The game allows you to recycle the waste stack exactly one time. Empty cascades can accept any card (easy variation) or only Kings (harder variation). References * Heinrich, Rudolf (1976). ''Die schönsten Patiencen''. Perlag-Reihe Vol. 641, 35th ed., Perlag-Reihe, Vienna. See also * Double Klondike * List of solitaires * Glossary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patience Game
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] |
Playing Cards
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared card stock, heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic that is marked with distinguishing motifs. Often the front (face) and back of each card has a Paper#Finishing, finish to make handling easier. They are most commonly used for playing card games, and are also used in magic tricks, cardistry, card throwing, and house of cards, card houses; cards may also be collected. Playing cards are typically palm-sized for convenient handling, and usually are sold together in a set as a deck of cards or pack of cards. The most common type of playing card in the West is the French-suited, standard 52-card pack, of which the most widespread design is the English pattern, followed by the Belgian-Genoese pattern. However, many countries use other, traditional types of playing card, including those that are German-suited, German, Italian-suited, Italian, Spanish-suited, Spanish and Swiss-suited. Tarot ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
