Floradora Solitaire
Floradora is played with two standard decks (104 cards). There are six tableaus that contain six cards each. The objective is to move all cards to the eight foundations by building them up by the same suit.
How to Play Floradora
Build main foundations up by the same suit and wrap around on Kings. Fill empty main foundations with Aces. Build kings foundation with equal rank regardless of suit. Build tableaus down regardless of suit. Fill empty tableaus with any card. Stock deals one to waste without redeals.
Game Objective
The goal of Floradora is to move all 104 cards to the foundation piles. You achieve this by building sequences of cards up by the same suit that start with an Ace and end with a King. You win when the eight foundations each contain a complete sequence of thirteen cards.
Main Foundation Rules
- There are eight main foundations.
- The main foundations are initially empty.
- The main foundations build up by the same suit. Main foundations may build around-the-corner (an Ace may move onto a King).
- For example the 9♠ may move onto the 8♠ and the 9♦ may move onto the 8♦. Starting with the J♠ the following sequence may build on top Q♠ K♠ A♠ 2♠.
- The top card is movable.
- An Ace may move to an empty main foundation.
- The main foundations may hold no more than twelve cards.
Kings Foundation Rules
- There is one kings foundation.
- The kings foundation is initially empty.
- The kings foundation build with equal rank regardless of suit.
- For example the Q♠ may move onto the Q♥, Q♣ or the Q♦.
- The top card is movable.
- A King may move to an empty kings foundation.
Tableau Rules
- There are six tableaus.
- Initially containing six cards face up in each tableau.
- The tableaus build down regardless of suit.
- For example the Q♠ may move onto the K♠, K♥, K♣ and K♦. Starting with the Q♥ the following sequence may build on top J♠ 10♠ 9♦ 8♣.
- The top card is movable.
- Any single card may move to an empty tableau.
Stock Rules
- The stock deals one card face up to the waste when tapped.
- A single pass through the stock is permitted. Redeals are not possible. Once on the waste, cards remain until used in a valid move.
Waste Rules
- There is one waste.
- The waste is initially empty.
- The top card is movable.
- Once empty the waste remains empty until more cards move from the stock.