Patient Pairs Solitaire
Patient Pairs is an open game (all 52 cards are displayed face up at the beginning of the game). There are thirteen tableaus that contain four cards each.
Odds of winning: Fifty-fifty
Win about 1 in 2 games (50%).
Skill Level: Mostly Luck
Winning is mostly determined by luck. A small amount of skill is involved.
How to Play Patient Pairs
Pair cards with equal rank and regardless of suit.
Game Objective
In Patient Pairs the goal is to discard cards by pairing cards together. You win when there are no more cards remaining to pair.
Tableau Rules
- There are thirteen tableaus.
- Initially containing four cards face up in each tableau.
- Pair cards with equal rank and regardless of suit.
- For example the 7♠ may move onto the 7♥, 7♣ or the 7♦.
- The top card is movable.
- Once empty the tableaus remain empty.
Similar Games
There are 9 games that have a similar play style to Patient Pairs:
- Isabel -
- Doublets - Empty tableaus automatically fill from the stock. There are twelve tableaus. Initially containing three cards face down and one card face up in each tableau.
- Open Doublets - Adds a reserve. There are twelve tableaus.
- Simple Pairs - Empty tableaus automatically fill from the stock. There are nine tableaus. Initially containing one card face up in each tableau.
- Pairs - Two decks. Adds a stock. There are nine tableaus. Initially containing five cards face up in each tableau.
- Doubtful Pairs - Pair cards with equal rank and by alternating color.
- Frustrating Pairs - Pair cards with equal rank and by the same color.
- Fourteen Out - Pair cards that add up to fourteen. There are twelve tableaus. Initially containing fifty-two cards face up in the tableau.
- Tens Out - Pair cards that add up to ten. Pair Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings. There are twelve tableaus. Initially containing fifty-two cards face up in the tableau.
