How to Play

Objective

The goal of Forty Thieves is to build eight foundations up from Ace to King, keeping the suit.

Card Layout

Deal 40 cards to the tableau in 10 columns of four cards each. The cards in each column should overlap so that all 10 cards are visible. The remaining cards are set aside in a single face-down pile. This is the stock.

Rules

The rules are very simple. You are only allowed to move cards one by one. When you move a card it must be in placed in descending order and in the same suit. For example you can move a 10 of clubs only onto a Jack of clubs. When a column is empty you can move any single card onto it to start it off. You can turn over a single card at a time and put them whenever you decide you want to or if course if there are no possible moves for you. You are only allowed to pass through the waste pile once and of course you can only use the top card of the waste pile.