How to play
You complete Wheatsheaf when both decks are divided completely among the eight suited foundations after all auto-filled columns and waste cards are cleared. The full Wheatsheaf position determines the outcome; visual shortcuts never replace the documented Wheatsheaf terminal rule.
- Wheatsheaf begins with eight working columns, paired Ace-up and King-down suited foundations, one waste, and a stock responsible for every automatic refill. The Wheatsheaf deal identity and PySolFC Wheatsheaf v1 are stored together. Restarting Wheatsheaf reproduces this opening exactly.
- During Wheatsheaf, you place a same-suit adjacent rank in either direction on tableau, move exposed tops to the matching foundation, draw, and accept stock refill of empty columns. The Wheatsheaf engine rejects profile violations, unavailable material, and every action attempted after Wheatsheaf reaches a terminal result.
- You complete Wheatsheaf when both decks are divided completely among the eight suited foundations after all auto-filled columns and waste cards are cleared. The full Wheatsheaf position determines the outcome; visual shortcuts never replace the documented Wheatsheaf terminal rule.
Strategy tips
- A reliable Wheatsheaf plan is to choose a direction for each tableau suit chain and empty a column only when the next forced stock card has a known route. A Wheatsheaf hint is legal and deterministic. The next Wheatsheaf hint exposes one bounded action; it never claims a forced Wheatsheaf win.
- A costly Wheatsheaf mistake is to reverse a chain repeatedly without considering automatic refill; the temporary vacancy disappears as soon as stock can supply it. Undo supports studying that Wheatsheaf decision, while restart preserves the original seeded Wheatsheaf opening.
- In the Wheatsheaf endgame, bring ascending and descending foundations toward the middle ranks while using the final forced fills to bridge remaining same-suit gaps. Check every remaining Wheatsheaf action before committing because its terminal rule is enforced immediately.