<p>This game was taught to me years ago, using a regular deck of cards.</p>
<p>Setup:</p>
<ul>
<li>Columns 1,2,3: lay 1 card face up</li>
<li>Column 4: 6 cards down and the 7th up</li>
<li>Columns 5,6,7: 1 up.</li>
<li>The very next card goes up to the foundation and that is your starting number.</li>
</ul>
<p>Play:</p>
<ul>
<li>The foundation pile alternate between red and black going up,</li>
<li>the columns alternate between red and black going down</li>
<li>Column 4: can ONLY be played in the foundation.</li>
<li>Also you can only go through the deck once</li>
</ul>

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2024-11-14T20:05:04.993Z
At the opening deal, are there any face-down cards under the face-up cards in columns 1-3 and 5-7, or is each face-up card the only card in its column? Does the foundation roll back to A once you play K? Is there only one foundation pile, and if so, how do you switch from red-A, black-2 to black-A, red-2?
shoover
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2024-11-27T20:49:13.810Z
No face down cards in columns 1-3 & 5-7. There is 4 foundation piles and they round the clock so if the starting card is a 5 it will go 5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,A,2,3,4
Ed Murray
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Solitaire with the long middle column
Ed Murray
# Solitaire with the long middle column

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-14)

This game was taught to me years ago, using a regular deck of cards.

Setup:

* Columns 1,2,3: lay 1 card face up
* Column 4: 6 cards down and the 7th up
* Columns 5,6,7: 1 up.
* The very next card goes up to the foundation and that is your starting number.

Play:

* The foundation pile alternate between red and black going up,
* the columns alternate between red and black going down
* Column 4: can ONLY be played in the foundation.
* Also you can only go through the deck once

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: At the opening deal, are there any face-down cards under the face-up cards in columns 1-3 and 5-7, or is each face-up card the only card in its column? Does the foundation roll back to A once you play K? Is there only one foundation pile, and if so, how do you switch from red-A, black-2 to black-A, red-2?  
> **username_0**: No face down cards in columns 1-3 & 5-7. There is 4 foundation piles and they round the clock so if the starting card is a 5 it will go 5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,A,2,3,4  

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