Setup and opening position
Ninety-six cards are dealt face up as twelve cards to each of eight tableau piles. Eight single reserve cards sit beside eight empty foundations; there is no stock or waste.
Primrose Solitaire
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations, including each reserve starter, and empty the tableau.
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How to play
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations, including each reserve starter, and empty the tableau.
- Ninety-six cards are dealt face up as twelve cards to each of eight tableau piles. Eight single reserve cards sit beside eight empty foundations; there is no stock or waste.
- An exposed tableau card builds the corresponding foundation through the wrapped rank sequence that follows its reserve card. Once twelve cards are built, that reserve card completes the foundation. Up to eight redistributions move one tableau pile's cards through the remaining piles in a fixed round-robin order.
- Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations, including each reserve starter, and empty the tableau.
Strategy tips
- Read each reserve card as the key to one foundation and expose its next ranks before spending the redistribution associated with a tableau pile.
- The reserve card is the final card of its foundation, not an early free move; attempting it before twelve foundation cards is illegal.
- As a foundation reaches twelve cards, release its reserve immediately and use the shrinking tableau to line up the remaining wrapped sequences.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Primrose Solitaire is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Work a two-deck eight-pile layout through eight controlled redistributions toward foundations keyed by reserve cards.
Legal moves and game flow
An exposed tableau card builds the corresponding foundation through the wrapped rank sequence that follows its reserve card. Once twelve cards are built, that reserve card completes the foundation. Up to eight redistributions move one tableau pile's cards through the remaining piles in a fixed round-robin order.
Winning and terminal positions
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations, including each reserve starter, and empty the tableau. As a foundation reaches twelve cards, release its reserve immediately and use the shrinking tableau to line up the remaining wrapped sequences.
Practical strategy
Read each reserve card as the key to one foundation and expose its next ranks before spending the redistribution associated with a tableau pile. The reserve card is the final card of its foundation, not an early free move; attempting it before twelve foundation cards is illegal.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Primrose Solitaire?
Complete all eight thirteen-card foundations, including each reserve starter, and empty the tableau.
Which moves are legal in Primrose Solitaire?
An exposed tableau card builds the corresponding foundation through the wrapped rank sequence that follows its reserve card. Once twelve cards are built, that reserve card completes the foundation. Up to eight redistributions move one tableau pile's cards through the remaining piles in a fixed round-robin order.
What should I plan first in Primrose Solitaire?
Read each reserve card as the key to one foundation and expose its next ranks before spending the redistribution associated with a tableau pile.
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