Grandee

Success in Grandee requires that every stock row is absorbed by the suit-down tableau and all eight foundations finish. The game declares completion only after all interacting restrictions agree at the same time.

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Success in Grandee requires that every stock row is absorbed by the suit-down tableau and all eight foundations finish. The game declares completion only after all interacting restrictions agree at the same time.

  • The Grandee opening separates permanent constraints from player-controlled positions. Fourteen tableau piles build one card at a time downward in suit, receive stock rows, and feed eight foundations without a waste pile or redeal. Its versioned seed recreates those same constraints locally while keeping unrevealed decisions out of the guide and board labels.
  • Grandee treats the printed or dealt restrictions as hard constraints, not suggestions. Fourteen tableau piles build one card at a time downward in suit, receive stock rows, and feed eight foundations without a waste pile or redeal. A move that contradicts the current state has no effect, including after the game has ended.
  • Success in Grandee requires that every stock row is absorbed by the suit-down tableau and all eight foundations finish. The game declares completion only after all interacting restrictions agree at the same time.

Strategy tips

  • Extend same-suit descents evenly across fourteen piles before accepting a stock row, leaving several foundation exits for the rank pattern about to arrive.
  • Dealing onto suit-blocked piles without a waste or redeal creates permanent top-card congestion, especially when one-card movement cannot relocate a packet.
  • Close Grandee by auditing the boundary cases first and the obvious placements second. The position is not done until every stock row is absorbed by the suit-down tableau and all eight foundations finish.

Complete guide

Rules, scoring, and strategy

Grandee uses the independently implemented Grandee PySolFC 3.6.1 fixed rules v1 profile (R627). The defining decisions in Grandee come from this rules combination: Fourteen tableau piles build one card at a time downward in suit, receive stock rows, and feed eight foundations without a waste pile or redeal.

Setup and opening position

The Grandee opening separates permanent constraints from player-controlled positions. Fourteen tableau piles build one card at a time downward in suit, receive stock rows, and feed eight foundations without a waste pile or redeal. Its versioned seed recreates those same constraints locally while keeping unrevealed decisions out of the guide and board labels.

Legal moves and game flow

Grandee treats the printed or dealt restrictions as hard constraints, not suggestions. Fourteen tableau piles build one card at a time downward in suit, receive stock rows, and feed eight foundations without a waste pile or redeal. A move that contradicts the current state has no effect, including after the game has ended.

Winning and terminal positions

Success in Grandee requires that every stock row is absorbed by the suit-down tableau and all eight foundations finish. The game declares completion only after all interacting restrictions agree at the same time. Close Grandee by auditing the boundary cases first and the obvious placements second. The position is not done until every stock row is absorbed by the suit-down tableau and all eight foundations finish.

Practical strategy

Extend same-suit descents evenly across fourteen piles before accepting a stock row, leaving several foundation exits for the rank pattern about to arrive. Dealing onto suit-blocked piles without a waste or redeal creates permanent top-card congestion, especially when one-card movement cannot relocate a packet.

Questions players ask

Which decisions in Grandee depend on fourteen suit-down piles without a waste?

Extend same-suit descents evenly across fourteen piles before accepting a stock row, leaving several foundation exits for the rank pattern about to arrive. This matters specifically because fourteen tableau piles build one card at a time downward in suit, receive stock rows, and feed eight foundations without a waste pile or redeal.

What boundary should be rechecked after a mistake in Grandee?

Dealing onto suit-blocked piles without a waste or redeal creates permanent top-card congestion, especially when one-card movement cannot relocate a packet. Recheck the legal boundary before choosing a replacement move.

When does the runtime award completion in Grandee?

Finish Grandee when every stock row is absorbed by the suit-down tableau and all eight foundations finish. Completion is checked from the entire position, not from a displayed answer or a visual approximation. Undo and redo expose alternative branches without revealing an authored answer.