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When no more cards can be played, four more cards are then dealt, face up, one to each depot, covering any cards already there. The player pauses again to see if any of the cards dealt can be placed on the foundations. Spaces are not filled until the next deal. This process is repeated until the
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Amazons in as many as half the games played is to only play one Ace at a time rather than all of them initially, working on a single foundation at a time, and only playing another Ace when stuck despite redealing.
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Amazons, because the queen is the highest card, and all queens are displayed if the game is won.
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Travellers (Four of a Kind, Hidden Cards, Hide & Seek, Spoilt, Wandering Card)
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368:The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience.
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349:. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press.
237:is not mentioned by Dick or Parlett.
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535:Duchess of Luynes (Grand Duchess)
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803:Baroness (Five Piles, Thirteens)
206:List of patiences and solitaires
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1377:Nerts (Pounce, Racing Demon)
385:The Penguin Book of Patience
347:The Little Book of Solitaire
103:. The game is played with a
853:Perpetual Motion (Narcotic)
585:Sultan (Emperor of Germany)
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345:Liflander, Pamela (2002).
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340:Dick's Games of Patience.
307:Dick (1898), pp. 107–108.
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772:Queen of Italy (Terrace)
338:Dick, Harris B. (1898).
122:Dick's Games of Patience
1382:Russian Bank (Crapette)
1241:Flower Garden (Bouquet)
540:Queen's/King's Audience
484:Cotillion (Contradance)
289:Liflander (2002), p.14.
325:Parlett (1979), p. 37.
132:points out that, like
429:Patience or Solitaire
233:in the tableau. This
109:standard 52-card pack
107:minus the kings or a
621:British Constitution
1372:Kings in the Corner
1362:Australian Patience
1256:Grandfather's Clock
786:Closed non-builders
387:, London: Penguin.
364:Geoffrey Mott-Smith
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18:Amazons (solitaire)
1332:Gay Gordons (Exit)
1261:House in the Woods
1221:Beleaguered Castle
1001:Puss in the Corner
986:Imaginary Thirteen
370:Slough: Foulsham.
171:: A-7-8-9-10-J-Q.
169:ascending sequence
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1296:Russian Patience
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1216:Baker's Game
1204:Open packers
1138:Simple Simon
1062:Intelligence
1052:Four Corners
909:Royal Parade
833:Herz zu Herz
777:Seven Devils
681:Herring-Bone
671:Four Seasons
560:Odd and Even
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71:Playing time
1266:King Albert
1231:Capricieuse
1195:Stalactites
961:Calculation
904:Interregnum
858:Royal Flush
838:Hit or Miss
823:Frustration
813:Eight Cards
752:Crazy Quilt
550:Monte Carlo
489:Leoni's Own
431:by type - (
184:i.e. lost.
158:foundations
126:Piquet pack
105:Piquet pack
64:Piquet pack
1412:Categories
1175:Black Hole
1156:Open games
1092:St. Helena
914:Tournament
565:Patriarchs
525:Eagle Wing
499:Precedence
333:Literature
263:References
138:short pack
116:Background
91:is an old
55:Discarding
1306:Shamrocks
1236:Eight Off
1190:Salic Law
1097:Stonewall
1011:Sir Tommy
945:Labyrinth
928:Blockades
793:Accordion
706:Westcliff
676:Gargantua
661:Following
641:Deauville
590:Tri Peaks
545:Matrimony
474:The Clock
217:Footnotes
162:available
1281:Päckchen
1276:Mrs. Mop
1251:FreeCell
1246:Fortress
1185:Intrigue
1180:Crescent
1133:Scorpion
1082:Pyramide
1042:Box Kite
1037:Blockade
1032:Algerian
966:Colorado
954:Planners
897:Builders
767:The Plot
742:Canfield
737:Backbone
727:Alhambra
686:Klondike
651:Diplomat
631:Congress
611:Batsford
595:Windmill
469:Birthday
437:glossary
383:(1979).
366:(2001).
200:See also
191:Strategy
93:patience
35:Patience
1291:Persian
1286:Penguin
1170:Archway
1116:Spiders
1047:Bristol
1020:Packers
991:Jubilee
971:Colours
935:Babette
818:Elevens
798:Aces Up
757:Duchess
656:Emperor
616:Big Ben
570:Pyramid
459:Amazons
182:blocked
154:tableau
134:Puzzler
130:Parlett
89:Amazons
82:1 in 10
28:Amazons
1342:Nestor
1226:Bisley
1143:Spider
1107:Zodiac
1067:Martha
808:Decade
747:Casket
646:Deuces
636:Corona
555:Moojub
520:Carpet
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52:Family
1387:Speed
1102:Yukon
1027:Agnes
479:Clock
235:grace
231:depot
177:talon
148:Rules
74:5 min
1397:Spit
1337:Maze
981:Frog
762:Gate
722:Acme
530:Golf
433:list
389:ISBN
372:ISBN
362:and
351:ISBN
60:Deck
42:Type
37:game
95:or
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