Setup and opening position
Thirteen tableau piles receive two hidden cards and one visible card each, leaving sixty-five cards in stock; eighteen packet foundations begin empty.
The Jolly Roger
Fill sixteen six-card suited parity packets and two four-Ace color packets, consuming all 104 cards.
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How to play
Fill sixteen six-card suited parity packets and two four-Ace color packets, consuming all 104 cards.
- Thirteen tableau piles receive two hidden cards and one visible card each, leaving sixty-five cards in stock; eighteen packet foundations begin empty.
- Non-Aces build downward by two ranks, but a movable non-Ace tail must stay in suit. Aces build on Aces, and a movable Ace packet must contain only Aces of one color. Stock deals one card to every column; hidden tops flip automatically. Six-card suited King-to-Three or Queen-to-Two runs and four-card same-color Ace groups remove automatically.
- Fill sixteen six-card suited parity packets and two four-Ace color packets, consuming all 104 cards.
Strategy tips
- Keep odd and even suit chains separate, expose hidden layers before stock deals, and gather red and black Aces without mixing their packet colors.
- Tableau placement ignores suit for non-Aces, but moving a built tail does not; a mixed-suit by-two stack can become an immovable obstacle.
- Complete parity packets to open columns, then use those gaps to assemble the last same-suit run and whichever four-Ace color group remains.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
The Jolly Roger is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Separate two decks into sixteen suited parity runs and two same-color Ace packets across thirteen covered tableau columns.
Legal moves and game flow
Non-Aces build downward by two ranks, but a movable non-Ace tail must stay in suit. Aces build on Aces, and a movable Ace packet must contain only Aces of one color. Stock deals one card to every column; hidden tops flip automatically. Six-card suited King-to-Three or Queen-to-Two runs and four-card same-color Ace groups remove automatically.
Winning and terminal positions
Fill sixteen six-card suited parity packets and two four-Ace color packets, consuming all 104 cards. Complete parity packets to open columns, then use those gaps to assemble the last same-suit run and whichever four-Ace color group remains.
Practical strategy
Keep odd and even suit chains separate, expose hidden layers before stock deals, and gather red and black Aces without mixing their packet colors. Tableau placement ignores suit for non-Aces, but moving a built tail does not; a mixed-suit by-two stack can become an immovable obstacle.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in The Jolly Roger?
Fill sixteen six-card suited parity packets and two four-Ace color packets, consuming all 104 cards.
Which moves are legal in The Jolly Roger?
Non-Aces build downward by two ranks, but a movable non-Ace tail must stay in suit. Aces build on Aces, and a movable Ace packet must contain only Aces of one color. Stock deals one card to every column; hidden tops flip automatically. Six-card suited King-to-Three or Queen-to-Two runs and four-card same-color Ace groups remove automatically.
What should I plan first in The Jolly Roger?
Keep odd and even suit chains separate, expose hidden layers before stock deals, and gather red and black Aces without mixing their packet colors.
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