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Forty ThievesForty Thieves is a solitaire card game. It is quite difficult to win, and relies mostly on skill. It is also known as Napoleon at Saint Helena, Roosevelt at San Juan, Big Forty and Le Cadran. Rules - Two decks are used (104 cards).
- Deal ten tableau piles of four cards each, all face up and all visible.
- Leave space for eight foundation piles above the tableau piles.
- You may only move the top card from any tableau. You may place any card in an empty tableau space.
- The tableaus are built down by suit.
- The foundations are built up by suit, from ace to king.
- You may deal one card at a time from the stock to the waste.
- You may use the top card from the waste.
- You may only go through the stock once.
- The object of the game is to move all the cards to the foundations.
Variations Forty Thieves forms the basis for several variant games, most of which have been made easier to win. Common variations are dealing the aces to the foundations at the start of the game, having the tableaus build down by alternating colour rather than by suit, and allowing cards built down on top of a tableau to be moved together. Other variations include allowing use of any card from the waste, dealing some of the tableau cards face down, and changing the number of tableau piles and/or the number of cards in each tableau. The number of possible permutations is vast, and solitaire suites often include several flavours. External Links Solitaire Game Rules provided by The United States Playing Card Company (Forty Thieves is listed as Napoleon at St. Helena) Forty Thieves rules provided by Pretty Good Solitaire
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