Setup and opening position
All eight Queens are removed and locked. One King opens the first of eight tableau columns; the remaining cards stay in the stock and foundations begin empty.
Salic Law
Complete eight eleven-card Ace-to-Jack foundations, leaving the eight Kings as column bases and the eight Queens locked.
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How to play
Complete eight eleven-card Ace-to-Jack foundations, leaving the eight Kings as column bases and the eight Queens locked.
- All eight Queens are removed and locked. One King opens the first of eight tableau columns; the remaining cards stay in the stock and foundations begin empty.
- Dealing a King opens the next column, while every other dealt card joins the current column. Each active King unlocks one foundation that builds A through J regardless of suit. A tableau top may move to an unlocked foundation, or one non-King top may be parked on a bare King column.
- Complete eight eleven-card Ace-to-Jack foundations, leaving the eight Kings as column bases and the eight Queens locked.
Strategy tips
- Delay covering a bare King until the parked card exposes a useful foundation rank, because that column offers the only temporary transfer space.
- Suit never matters on the lower foundations, but their left-to-right availability does: a foundation is locked until its corresponding King column opens.
- After the eighth King appears, peel column tops into the staggered Ace-to-Jack foundations while preserving one bare King as working space.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Salic Law is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Deal two decks into King-led dynamic columns while eight locked Queens guard eight suit-free Ace-to-Jack foundations.
Legal moves and game flow
Dealing a King opens the next column, while every other dealt card joins the current column. Each active King unlocks one foundation that builds A through J regardless of suit. A tableau top may move to an unlocked foundation, or one non-King top may be parked on a bare King column.
Winning and terminal positions
Complete eight eleven-card Ace-to-Jack foundations, leaving the eight Kings as column bases and the eight Queens locked. After the eighth King appears, peel column tops into the staggered Ace-to-Jack foundations while preserving one bare King as working space.
Practical strategy
Delay covering a bare King until the parked card exposes a useful foundation rank, because that column offers the only temporary transfer space. Suit never matters on the lower foundations, but their left-to-right availability does: a foundation is locked until its corresponding King column opens.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Salic Law?
Complete eight eleven-card Ace-to-Jack foundations, leaving the eight Kings as column bases and the eight Queens locked.
Which moves are legal in Salic Law?
Dealing a King opens the next column, while every other dealt card joins the current column. Each active King unlocks one foundation that builds A through J regardless of suit. A tableau top may move to an unlocked foundation, or one non-King top may be parked on a bare King column.
What should I plan first in Salic Law?
Delay covering a bare King until the parked card exposes a useful foundation rank, because that column offers the only temporary transfer space.
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