Setup and opening position
Seven foundations are seeded with assigned Queens, the central foundation with the King of hearts, ten tableau piles receive one card each, one waste card is exposed, and eighty-five cards remain in stock.
Catherine the Great
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations and place both decks in Catherine's seven arms and central heart sequence.
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How to play
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations and place both decks in Catherine's seven arms and central heart sequence.
- Seven foundations are seeded with assigned Queens, the central foundation with the King of hearts, ten tableau piles receive one card each, one waste card is exposed, and eighty-five cards remain in stock.
- Single cards build tableau upward by rank with Ace-King wrap, regardless of suit, and any card may enter an empty pile. Tableau or waste cards feed the seven assigned suited foundations downward from Queen and the heart center upward from King. An emptied tableau pile immediately fills from waste, drawing a stock card first when needed.
- Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations and place both decks in Catherine's seven arms and central heart sequence.
Strategy tips
- Clear tableau piles when the waste refill is useful, and balance the duplicate Queen arms so one copy of a suit does not monopolize every accessible descending rank.
- Tableau builds upward while most foundations build downward, and an empty tableau consumes the waste automatically instead of remaining as workspace.
- Coordinate the seven descending arms with the wrapped heart center, then use forced refills to expose the final suited cards in foundation order.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Catherine the Great is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Build seven suited Queen-down arms around one heart King-up center while ten ascending rank piles refill automatically.
Legal moves and game flow
Single cards build tableau upward by rank with Ace-King wrap, regardless of suit, and any card may enter an empty pile. Tableau or waste cards feed the seven assigned suited foundations downward from Queen and the heart center upward from King. An emptied tableau pile immediately fills from waste, drawing a stock card first when needed.
Winning and terminal positions
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations and place both decks in Catherine's seven arms and central heart sequence. Coordinate the seven descending arms with the wrapped heart center, then use forced refills to expose the final suited cards in foundation order.
Practical strategy
Clear tableau piles when the waste refill is useful, and balance the duplicate Queen arms so one copy of a suit does not monopolize every accessible descending rank. Tableau builds upward while most foundations build downward, and an empty tableau consumes the waste automatically instead of remaining as workspace.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Catherine the Great?
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations and place both decks in Catherine's seven arms and central heart sequence.
Which moves are legal in Catherine the Great?
Single cards build tableau upward by rank with Ace-King wrap, regardless of suit, and any card may enter an empty pile. Tableau or waste cards feed the seven assigned suited foundations downward from Queen and the heart center upward from King. An emptied tableau pile immediately fills from waste, drawing a stock card first when needed.
What should I plan first in Catherine the Great?
Clear tableau piles when the waste refill is useful, and balance the duplicate Queen arms so one copy of a suit does not monopolize every accessible descending rank.
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