Australian Patience is a
patience
or forbearance, is the ability to endure difficult or undesired long-term circumstances. Patience involves perseverance or tolerance in the face of delay, provocation, or stress without responding negatively, such as reacting with disrespect ...
or
card solitaire using one deck of playing cards. This game is a challenging combination of
Klondike and
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...
, and is also closely related to
Yukon
Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
. The object of the game is to move all of the cards to the Foundations.
Rules
Australian Patience has four
Foundations
Foundation(s) or The Foundation(s) may refer to: Common uses
* Foundation (cosmetics), a skin-coloured makeup cream applied to the face
* Foundation (engineering), the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads f ...
build up in suit from Ace to King, e.g. A♣, 2♣, 3♣, 4♣...
The seven
depots of the
Tableau
Tableau (French for 'little table' literally, also used to mean 'picture'; : tableaux or, rarely, tableaus) may refer to:
Arts
* ''Tableau'', a series of four paintings by Piet Mondrian titled '' Tableau I'' through to ''Tableau IV''
* '' Tableau ...
are filled with
piles of four cards each, which
build down in suit, e.g. 8
♥, 7
♥, 6
♥, 5
♥...
Like
Yukon
Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
, any face-up card can be moved, but all the unrelated cards on top of it will be moved also. Only a King (with or without a pile) can be moved to an
empty space.
Only one card is turned up at a time from the Deck, and these cards can be played onto the
depots or the Foundations. Australian Patience only allows one pass through the deck.
Variations
Due to dependence on luck of the draw, only about 20% of games can be won. Several variations increase the chances of completing the game successfully by introducing rules to allow a single redeal of the stock (Canberra), unlimited redeals (Tasmanian Solitaire), or a different starting tableau (Brisbane).
Australian Patience can be played as a race game for two players.
''Card Games: Competitive Patience''
at pagat.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
See also
* Yukon
Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
* List of patiences and solitaires
* Glossary of patience and solitaire terms
Notes
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Australian card games
Competitive patience card games
Single-deck patience card games