Calculation Solitaire

The aim of Calculation Solitaire is to build four foundations up from their starting cards to Kings in any suit using a standard 52-card deck.

TABLEAU - Four empty tableau piles.

FOUNDATION - Four foundation piles; Each pile is dealt one card at the beginning. First foundation pile is dealt an Ace of any suit, second a Deuce of any suit, third a Three of any suit and fourth a Four of any suit.

STOCK - After dealing cards to the foundation, remaining cards are set aside forming a stock pile.

WASTE - One card is automatically drawn from the stock pile to the waste pile.

  • Foundations are built in an specific order as following
    • The first foundation starts with an Ace and should be build up from Ace to King in any suit (A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K).
    • The second foundation starts with a Deuce and should be build up by twos in any suit (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Q, A, 3, 5, 7, 9, J, K).
    • The third foundation starts with a Three and should be build up by threes in any suit (3, 6, 9, Q, 2, 5, 8, J, A, 4, 7, 10, K).
    • The fourth foundation starts with a Four and should be build up by fours in any suit (4, 8, Q, 3, 7, J, 2, 6, 10, A, 5, 9, K).
  • The waste pile can only have one card at any point which is drawn from the stock pile.
  • Cards from the waste pile can be moved to any of the tableau piles in any order or, to a foundation pile in its respective sequence.
  • Cards to the waste pile is dealt automatically from the stock pile as soon as a card from it is moved to a tableau pile or a foundation pile.
  • Top card from any of the tableau pile is available for play to any of the foundation piles.
  • Cards can not be moved between tableau piles.
  • Empty tableau pile can have any card from the waste pile.
  • Cards from the foundation can not be moved back to a tableau pile.

The game ends once all cards are moved onto the foundation piles in their respective sequences.

  • Drag and drop cards between the piles.