How to Play Royal Aids Solitaire

Royal Aids Solitaire Rules

| Players: 1 | Type: Solitaire | Supplies: 2 Decks |

Objective

The objective of Royal Aids is to build the eight foundation piles in ascending order to the kings, in alternating colors.

Setup

Remove all eight aces from the deck. Place the four black aces in the shape of a cross and the four red aces in the shape of a cross next to it, to form the eight foundation piles. Deal four reserve piles with 10 cards each, splayed down. Leave room for two tableau piles. Place the remaining cards face down to form the stock.

Game Play

Foundation piles are built from the ace in ascending order to the king, in alternating colors. To add a card to a foundation pile, it must be one rank higher and the opposite color to the top card of the foundation pile it is being played on. For example, you could move the 2 of diamonds onto any of the black ace foundation piles.

The top card of the waste pile, the top card of each tableau pile, and the top card of each reserve pile are available for play onto a foundation pile or a tableau pile. Cards may not be moved from one reserve pile to another, and reserve piles are not filled when they become empty. An empty tableau pile may be started with a king. For example, you could move the king of hearts to form a tableau pile. Tableau piles may be built in descending order and alternating colors. To add a card to a tableau pile, it must be one rank lower and the opposite color to the top card of the pile it is being played onto. Following the previous example, you could play the queen of clubs onto the king of hearts.

When there are no more available moves the player wants to make, flip the top card of the stock over to form or add to the waste pile. When the stock is depleted, you may redeal the stock by flipping the waste pile over to reform the stock. There are unlimited redeals in this game.

To Win

Royal Aids is won if all cards are built onto the foundation piles.