Setup and opening position
Kings are omitted, eight reserves receive four cards each, one waste card is exposed, and sixty-three cards remain in stock; sixteen empty foundations split into odd and even rank rows.
Great Wheel
Place eighty-eight cards on the sixteen suited step-two foundations and all eight Aces in the alternating-color discard.
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How to play
Place eighty-eight cards on the sixteen suited step-two foundations and all eight Aces in the alternating-color discard.
- Kings are omitted, eight reserves receive four cards each, one waste card is exposed, and sixty-three cards remain in stock; sixteen empty foundations split into odd and even rank rows.
- Draw stock cards singly. While stock remains, building in the reserves is locked; afterward, exposed waste or reserve cards may build reserves downward in suit and feed suited foundations rising by two from Three or Two. Aces enter the discard, alternating color after the first.
- Place eighty-eight cards on the sixteen suited step-two foundations and all eight Aces in the alternating-color discard.
Strategy tips
- During the stock pass, send every immediately legal foundation card or Ace away; after stock exhaustion, plan reserve descents that expose the exact next odd and even ranks.
- Trying to reorganize a reserve before the talon is empty is illegal, and discarding two same-color Aces consecutively can strand the required color alternation.
- Balance the odd and even foundation rows by suit, using an empty reserve only after the waste is clear and the next descending chain is ready.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Great Wheel is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Route two kingless decks through eight work piles into sixteen odd-or-even suited foundations while removing Aces in alternating colors.
Legal moves and game flow
Draw stock cards singly. While stock remains, building in the reserves is locked; afterward, exposed waste or reserve cards may build reserves downward in suit and feed suited foundations rising by two from Three or Two. Aces enter the discard, alternating color after the first.
Winning and terminal positions
Place eighty-eight cards on the sixteen suited step-two foundations and all eight Aces in the alternating-color discard. Balance the odd and even foundation rows by suit, using an empty reserve only after the waste is clear and the next descending chain is ready.
Practical strategy
During the stock pass, send every immediately legal foundation card or Ace away; after stock exhaustion, plan reserve descents that expose the exact next odd and even ranks. Trying to reorganize a reserve before the talon is empty is illegal, and discarding two same-color Aces consecutively can strand the required color alternation.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Great Wheel?
Place eighty-eight cards on the sixteen suited step-two foundations and all eight Aces in the alternating-color discard.
Which moves are legal in Great Wheel?
Draw stock cards singly. While stock remains, building in the reserves is locked; afterward, exposed waste or reserve cards may build reserves downward in suit and feed suited foundations rising by two from Three or Two. Aces enter the discard, alternating color after the first.
What should I plan first in Great Wheel?
During the stock pass, send every immediately legal foundation card or Ace away; after stock exhaustion, plan reserve descents that expose the exact next odd and even ranks.
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