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Solitaire, a
popular game the world over, is known by many names, including Klondike,
Patience, Canfield, Chinaman, Demon and Fascination. It has thousands of
variations and was used for relaxation by great figures such as Napoleon,
Metternich, Paganini and Churchill. Casino Solitaire adds excitement to this
engaging pastime by pitting the player against the house to win real money for
every card put up on the four foundations (Suit Stacks). The object of Casino Solitaire is to free up cards in the deck so as to build
up the Suit Stacks in ascending order, starting with the Aces as foundations.
For every 52 units you wager, you will be paid 5 units for each card you can
place in a Suit Stack.
Rules of Play
The Deal
- A single deck of 52 cards is used.
- There are 4 foundations for Suit Stacks which are
initially empty.
- There are 7
Column Stacks with cards fanned down and top card face up. The cards are dealt
from left to right as follows:
1 card in the first stack, 2 cards in the second, 3 cards in the third and so
on to 7 cards in the last stack on the right.
- The remaining cards are placed face down in the
Stock pile in the upper left corner.
- A Play Deck will be created by turning cards over
from the Stock and placing them face up on the Play Deck pile, which sits to
the right of the Stock.
- The suits are Spades
 ,
Hearts , Clubs ,
and Diamonds .
Stacking Cards
- Suit Stacks must start with an Ace and follow
suit in ascending order (for example, A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
of Hearts, from bottom to
top).
- Column Stacks must alternate red and black, and
they must build down in descending rank. Thus you can place either a 4or
a 4on a 5,
but not a 4or 4.
- The Play Deck is built up by turning over the top
card of the Stock and placing it face up on the Play Deck (accomplished by
clicking on the top card of the Stock). The Play Deck is reduced by playing
the top card on either a Column Stack or a Suit Stack (left click and drag
into position).
- You want to build and move Column Stacks to free
up cards you need for building Suit Stacks.
Moving Cards and Column Stacks
- Any card that is face up in any Stack is
available for play.
- To move a card, stack or partial stack from one
Column Stack to another, simply click highest card you want to move and drag
it to the other stack.
- Only a King or stack starting with a King can be
moved into an empty Column Stack position.
- To move the top card from the Play Deck to any
stack, click and drag it.
- To move the top card from the Play Deck or any
Column Stack to a Suit Stack, click and drag it – or double click it and
it will go automatically to the right stack.
- To get at the face down cards in a Column Stack,
you must free them by moving the face up cards to another stack or to an
empty stack position. When the top card in a Column Stack is a face down
card, click on it to turn it face up.
- When you can't move any top cards or stacks,
click on the Stock to put a new card on the Play Deck.
- You may only go through the Stock pile one time.
When the "X" appears, you have turned over your last card from the
Stock pile.
To Play
- Set the Bet Selection to the amount you wish to
wager, either $5.20, $52, $104, $156, $260 or $520.
- Click Deal.
- Follow the Rules of Play to move cards to the
Suit Stacks in the upper right-hand corner. Tip: Start by moving any Aces to
the Suit Stacks and consolidating Column Stacks to reveal as many face-down
Column cards as possible before drawing cards out of the stock.
- When you have moved all 52 cards to the Suit
Stacks or can't make any more moves, click End Game to collect your winnings
and clear the board for another round.
Payouts
Winnings are paid for each card you place in the Suit Stacks – depending on
the amount of your bet, as shown in the following table:
| Selection |
Bet Amount |
Win Rate
(Amount Paid Per Card in Suit Stacks) |
Maximum Win |
| 1 |
$5.20 |
$0.50 |
$26 |
| 2 |
$52 |
$5 |
$260 |
| 3 |
$104 |
$10 |
$520 |
| 4 |
$156 |
$15 |
$780 |
| 5 |
$260 |
$25 |
$1300 |
| 6 |
$520 |
$50 |
$2600 |
The more you bet, the more you can win!
Game Controls
Bet Selection. Clicking a Bet Selection
button sets the amount of your bet for each game of Casino Solitaire. Selected
button is highlighted to indicate current bet amount. You can change the bet
amount prior to the start of a game.
Win Rate. Indicates the rate at which player
will win money for each card put up in the Suit Stacks. The Win Rate is
determined by the Bet Selector setting.
Win Meter. Indicates the amount of money won
by the player so far in the current game. The Win Meter value equals the number
of cards in the Suit Stacks times the Win Rate.
Deal.
Starts a new game by dealing out a new
hand. Player may then begin play by moving or revealing cards.
End Game. Stops play of the game and pays
out any winnings (as indicated by the Win Meter) to player's account balance. No
more moves can be made after End Game is clicked.
Undo. Allows player to undo last move, if
permitted. Undo is disabled when an undo action is not allowed. For example, you
cannot undo turning a card over – once a card is turned face up, it will stay
face up. Players may only undo the previous move. Once clicked, Undo will become
inactive until a subsequent card move is made that is undoable.
Play Solitaire
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