Move all 104 cards to eight suit foundations from Ace through King.
Move all 104 cards to eight suit foundations from Ace through King.
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Forty Thieves is a deliberate two-deck solitaire with little free movement. Ten columns begin with four face-up cards each, and most tableau transfers move only one card at a time, making every empty column valuable.
The game uses 104 cards. Tableau columns build downward in the same suit, one card per move. Any single card may occupy an empty column. Eight foundations build by suit from Ace through King, and the remaining stock turns one card at a time to the waste.
Foundation progress is the route to victory, but sending a card up can remove the only same-suit connector for a tableau sequence. Promote obvious low cards, then check whether the next lower rank still needs that card as a landing place.
The stock order is fixed and does not become a free reshuffle. Before covering the waste, consider whether its current card can open a column, extend a same-suit run, or reach a foundation. A premature draw can bury the exact rank required several moves later.
An empty column is the strongest temporary workspace because it accepts any single card. Create one by consolidating same-suit runs, then spend it on a blocker that reveals an Ace or unlocks several moves. Avoid filling it merely to change the tableau's appearance.
Single-card movement is a defining restriction of standard Forty Thieves and is what makes empty columns and suit planning important.
Yes. Unlike several other solitaire games, an empty Forty Thieves column accepts any single card.
No. The strict movement rules and stock order make some deals impossible, while other deals are lost through earlier choices.
