Thieves of Egypt Solitaire

Objective

The objective of Thieves of Egypt Solitaire is to move all cards from the tableau to the foundations. Thieves of Egypt is a variant of Forty Thieves Solitaire which is played with two standard 52 cards deck.

Setup

TABLEAU - At the begining player is dealt 55 cards face-up into ten piles which contain 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 cards from left to right. This set of piles is known as the tableau.

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

WASTE - An empty waste pile.

FOUNDATION - Eight empty foundation piles.

Gameplay

  • On the tableau, cards are played in descending order, alternate colors.
  • An empty pile in tableau can only be filled with a King and can then be played in descending order and alternate colors.
  • Player can click on the stock pile anytime which deals 1 card face-up onto the waste pile. One redeal is allowed so when all cards from the stock pile are moved to the waste pile, it can be moved back to the stock pile by clicking on empty stock pile.
  • Top card from the waste pile is allowed to be moved onto the tableau or foundation piles.
  • Complete or partial tableaus which are built in alternate colors can also be moved to existing tableaus, or an empty tableau.
  • Foundation piles can contain cards starting from Ace so as Aces become available, it can be placed in one of the foundation piles. Cards of the same suit can then be played on each Ace in ascending order, from low (2) to high (King).
  • Moving cards from the foundation to the tableau is not allowed.

The game ends once all cards are moved onto the foundation piles.

Controls

  • Drag and drop cards between tableau piles.
  • Click top card in the stock pile to draw card to the waste pile.
  • Double click card in the waste pile or any of the tableau piles to automatically move to the foundation.