Demons and Thieves

Complete eight thirteen-card same-suit foundations from the shared wrapped base rank.

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Complete eight thirteen-card same-suit foundations from the shared wrapped base rank.

  • Two decks create four one-card alternating-color columns and five eight-card same-suit columns, all face up. One shuffled card starts its foundation and sets the common base rank, thirteen cards fill a reserve with only its top exposed, and one card begins the waste.
  • The left four columns build down in alternating colors and the right five build down in suit; a packet must obey the rule of its source column, although its first card may cross to the other section when the destination join is legal. Reserve and waste tops may enter tableau or same-suit foundations, which rise with King-to-Ace wrap from the base rank. The stock draws singly and permits two ordered redeals.
  • Complete eight thirteen-card same-suit foundations from the shared wrapped base rank.

Strategy tips

  • Expose the reserve steadily and avoid creating a crossed packet whose internal order no longer satisfies the rule of its new column, because that packet may only move apart from the top.
  • The two tableau sections do not share one build rule; a legal alternating-color packet can become immovable after crossing into a same-suit column.
  • Track the waste order before the third pass and align both copies of each suit behind the same wrapped foundation predecessor.

Complete guide

Rules, scoring, and strategy

Demons and Thieves is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Coordinate alternating-color and same-suit tableau halves around a thirteen-card reserve and wrapped base-rank foundations.

Setup and opening position

Two decks create four one-card alternating-color columns and five eight-card same-suit columns, all face up. One shuffled card starts its foundation and sets the common base rank, thirteen cards fill a reserve with only its top exposed, and one card begins the waste.

Legal moves and game flow

The left four columns build down in alternating colors and the right five build down in suit; a packet must obey the rule of its source column, although its first card may cross to the other section when the destination join is legal. Reserve and waste tops may enter tableau or same-suit foundations, which rise with King-to-Ace wrap from the base rank. The stock draws singly and permits two ordered redeals.

Winning and terminal positions

Complete eight thirteen-card same-suit foundations from the shared wrapped base rank. Track the waste order before the third pass and align both copies of each suit behind the same wrapped foundation predecessor.

Practical strategy

Expose the reserve steadily and avoid creating a crossed packet whose internal order no longer satisfies the rule of its new column, because that packet may only move apart from the top. The two tableau sections do not share one build rule; a legal alternating-color packet can become immovable after crossing into a same-suit column.

Questions players ask

What is the objective in Demons and Thieves?

Complete eight thirteen-card same-suit foundations from the shared wrapped base rank.

Which moves are legal in Demons and Thieves?

The left four columns build down in alternating colors and the right five build down in suit; a packet must obey the rule of its source column, although its first card may cross to the other section when the destination join is legal. Reserve and waste tops may enter tableau or same-suit foundations, which rise with King-to-Ace wrap from the base rank. The stock draws singly and permits two ordered redeals.

What should I plan first in Demons and Thieves?

Expose the reserve steadily and avoid creating a crossed packet whose internal order no longer satisfies the rule of its new column, because that packet may only move apart from the top.