Setup and opening position
Four Aces and four Kings seed the foundations, nine reserves receive one card each, one card starts the waste, and the rest form the stock.
Patriarchs
Move all 104 cards onto the eight outward suited foundations.
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How to play
Move all 104 cards onto the eight outward suited foundations.
- Four Aces and four Kings seed the foundations, nine reserves receive one card each, one card starts the waste, and the rest form the stock.
- Reserve or waste cards advance their matching suited outward foundation. An emptied reserve automatically takes the waste top; if the waste is empty it draws a stock card first. One redeal provides two stock passes.
- Move all 104 cards onto the eight outward suited foundations.
Strategy tips
- Clear a reserve only when its automatic replacement is likely useful, and keep the upward and downward pile for each suit near the same depth.
- A reserve vacancy does not stay open as storage; automatic refill immediately exposes another card and may consume the current waste.
- Before the second pass, note which reserve tops are permanent blockers and schedule their foundation successors from the replayed waste order.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Patriarchs is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Build paired Ace-up and King-down foundations through nine one-card reserves that refill themselves.
Legal moves and game flow
Reserve or waste cards advance their matching suited outward foundation. An emptied reserve automatically takes the waste top; if the waste is empty it draws a stock card first. One redeal provides two stock passes.
Winning and terminal positions
Move all 104 cards onto the eight outward suited foundations. Before the second pass, note which reserve tops are permanent blockers and schedule their foundation successors from the replayed waste order.
Practical strategy
Clear a reserve only when its automatic replacement is likely useful, and keep the upward and downward pile for each suit near the same depth. A reserve vacancy does not stay open as storage; automatic refill immediately exposes another card and may consume the current waste.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Patriarchs?
Move all 104 cards onto the eight outward suited foundations.
Which moves are legal in Patriarchs?
Reserve or waste cards advance their matching suited outward foundation. An emptied reserve automatically takes the waste top; if the waste is empty it draws a stock card first. One redeal provides two stock passes.
What should I plan first in Patriarchs?
Clear a reserve only when its automatic replacement is likely useful, and keep the upward and downward pile for each suit near the same depth.
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