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Purpose

This page exists to help developers sort out and classify games included in Aisleriot. Specifically, we need fodder for the game selection UI bug (gnomebug:110730).

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Game Status

Aisleriot Games

Aliases

Non-Aisleriot Games


Game Classification

Klondike Games

Pyramid Games


Solitaire category on wikipedia

Pretty Good Solitaire game rules


Agnes

Similar to Klondike, but no Waste pile. Rather, 7 cards are dealt to each of the tableau piles.

Also known as: "Agnes Sorel" in Pretty Good Solitaire.


Athena

Klondike with a modified tableau. 7 piles of 4 cards, with the 2nd and 4th card of each pile dealt face up.


Auld Lang Syne


Aunt Mary

Klondike with a modified tableau featuring 6 piles of 6 cards. Dealt initially like Klondike, but with another 15 cards dealt face up to form the square tableau.


Backbone


Bakers Dozen


Bakers Game


Beleaguered Castle


Block Ten


Bristol


Camelot


Canfield

This game is known in England as "Demon", see Canfield on wikipedia and PGS Canfield.


Carpet


Chessboard


Clock


Cover


Cruel


Diamond Mine


Doublets


Eagle Wing


Easthaven

Klondike with a modified tableau and no waste. 7 piles with 3 cards. Each click on stock deals 7 cards, 1 to each tableau pile.


Eight Off


Elevator


Escalator


First Law


Fortress


Fortunes


Fourteen


Freecell


Gaps


Gay Gordons


Glenwood


Golf


Gypsy


Helsinki


Hopscotch


Isabel


Jamestown


Jumbo

Very much like Klondike, but with 2 decks, 9 tableau piles, and 8 foundation piles.


Kansas


King Albert


Kings Audience

Plays similar to Klondike, but no stock pile. Features 9 face-up tableau piles and 7 reserve cards.


Klondike

Klondike on Wikipedia


Labyrinth


Lady Jane

Plays similar to Klondike. 2 decks, 10 face-up tableau piles, build down regardless of suit.


Maze


Monte Carlo


Napoleon 's Tomb


Neighbor


Odessa


Osmosis


Peek


Pileon


Plait


Poker


Quatorze


Royal East

Royal East seems to be better known as Four Seasons. See (gnomebug:301778).


Saratoga


Scorpion


Scuffle


Seahaven


Sir Tommy


Spiderette


Spider


Spider Three Decks


Straight Up


Streets And Alleys


Ten Across


Thieves


Thirteen


Thumb And Pouch

Very easy variation of Klondike. Rather than alternating colors, build down with any different suits. Any card can move into an empty foundation pile


Treize


Triple Peaks


Union Square


Valentine


Westhaven


Whitehead


Will O The Wisp


Yield


Yukon


Zebra


Games Not Included With Aisleriot

Pyramid

Not quite Thirteen nor Treize. Pyramid foundation is face up, cards are dealt one at a time to waste, only top card can be played. See #TutsTomb. Yahoo variation deals 3 cards to 3 waste piles, any of which are in play.


Tut's Tomb

Shipped with Windows Enterainment Pack in early 90's. Same as pyramid, but cards are dealt to waste 3 at a time, and only the top card of the waste can be used.


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