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FLOWER GARDEN

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  FLOWER GARDEN OBJECTIVE OF FLOWER GARDEN:   Get all cards onto the foundations by suit from Ace to King NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 player NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Ace – King (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Solitaire AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF FLOWER GARDEN Flower Garden is a foundation building solitaire game that begins with the entire deck being dealt out.  Foundations begin with the Ace and must be uncovered from the garden (tableau) or bouquet (reserve).  Players have a 50% chance of winning this game. THE CARDS & THE LAYOUT Flower Garden uses a standard 52 card French deck. Begin by dealing out the garden which is made of six columns with six cards each.  The cards are overlapping in the columns.  The remaining sixteen cards are spread out in a row to form the bouquet.  All cards are dealt face up. THE PLAY Foundations begin with the Aces, and must be uncovered from the layout.  Place foundation cards in a row or column along the outside edge of the layout. 
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BLIND DON

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  BLIND DON OBJECTIVE OF BLIND DON:   Be the player with the highest score after four rounds NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 2’s – Aces (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF BLIND DON Blind Don is a two player variant of the very popular Irish game called Nine Card Don.  This is a trick taking game in which players are trying to capture as many point earning cards as possible.  What sets this game apart from other trick taking games is that the score is kept during the round.  After each trick points will be accumulated.  To make keeping score easy, a Cribbage board is often used.  This allows players to quickly move pegs rather than stop and write down points on a sheet of paper.  If you do not have a Cribbage board, a piece of paper and a pencil will work fine. THE CARDS & THE DEAL Blind Don is played with a standard 52 card French deck.  To determine the dealer, each player should take a card from the
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GIN SOLITAIRE

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  GIN SOLITAIRE OBJECTIVE OF GIN SOLITAIRE:  Go Gin or knock before drawing the Joker from the draw pile NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 player NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 card deck, one Joker RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Ace – King (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Solitaire AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF GIN SOLITAIRE Gin Solitaire captures all of the fun of Gin Rummy and repackages it in a single player game.  Instead of facing off against an opponent, you are competing against Lady Luck herself.  Work quickly to build your hand into melds before drawing the Joker.  Push your luck too far, and the Joker earns points instead of you.  THE CARDS & THE LAYOUT Gin Solitaire uses a standard 52 card French deck.  You will also need one Joker.  As you play, you will be drawing cards from the draw pile, and discarding from your hand.  Your goal is to build your cards into melds and end the round before you draw the Joker. Before inserting the Joker into the deck, shuffle the cards and deal eleven to yourself.  This will
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WESTCLIFF

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  WESTCLIFF OBJECTIVE OF WESTCLIFF:  Get all of the cards onto the foundation piles according to suit NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 player NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Ace – King (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Solitaire AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF WESTCLIFF Westcliff is a simple and quick solitaire game that gives the player a 90% chance of winning.  Thirty of the cards are dealt onto the layout, the foundations are formed as the Aces are uncovered, and entire columns may be moved when able.  Play your cards right the first time because there is no redeal. THE CARDS & THE LAYOUT Using a standard 52 card French deck, shuffle the cards thoroughly and deal out ten piles in a row.  Each pile has three cards.  The first two cards in each pile are dealt face down, and the last card for each pile is dealt face up.  The rest of the deck becomes the draw pile. THE PLAY Aces are moved above the layout to begin the foundation piles as they are uncovered.  The foundations should be bu
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DOMINO HEARTS

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  DOMINO HEARTS OBJECTIVE OF DOMINO HEARTS:  Be the player with the lowest score at the end of the game  NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 – 4 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 2 – A (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Hand shedding AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF DOMINO HEARTS Domino Hearts is a variation of the classic game that places more focus on expediently shedding all of your cards.  Along with trying to avoid the heart cards, a player is also trying to be the first to get rid of their cards.  Players are dealt a smaller hand and must draw from the draw pile if they cannot follow suit.  Collecting heart cards is to be avoided as each heart is worth a point.  Players are trying to keep their score as low as possible in order to win the game.   THE CARDS & THE DEAL This game uses a standard 52 card French deck.  To determine the first dealer and the scorekeeper for the game, each player should take a card from the deck.  The player who drew the lowest card must deal first and
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BAKER’S DOZEN

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  BAKER’S DOZEN OBJECTIVE OF BAKER’S DOZEN:   Successfully build up the foundations from Ace to King. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 player NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Ace – King (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Solitaire AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF BAKER’S DOZEN Baker’s Dozen is a big game with a big layout.  The entire deck is dealt out into four rows.  All of the cards are face up, so you can see the whole layout.  This game even gives you a bit of a boost by allowing you to move the Kings to the bottom of their columns.  With such a friendly start, this game offers a 66% chance of winning. THE CARDS & THE LAYOUT Shuffle the cards thoroughly and deal out the entire deck into three rows of thirteen cards.  The rows should overlap in such a way that the cards’ ranks and suits can be seen.  This will form thirteen columns that each have three cards.  All of the Kings are moved to the bottom of the column they are located in. If you do this correctly, all of the Kings will be
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AULD LANG SYNE

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  AULD LANG SYNE OBJECTIVE:   Get all of the cards onto their foundation piles according to suit NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 player NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Ace – King (high) TYPE OF GAME:   Solitaire AUDIENCE:  Kids, Adults INTRODUCTION Auld Lang Syne is an extremely simple solitaire game with a low chance of winning (roughly 1%).  The game starts with the foundations established, and players work to build them up four cards at a time. THE CARDS & THE LAYOUT Seperate the four Aces from the deck and lay them out in a row.  These are your foundation piles.  Shuffle the remaining cards.  This becomes your draw pile and can remain in hand face down.  Deal four cards face up in a row below the foundation cards.  This begins your tableau. THE PLAY While playing Auld Lang Syne, you are working to move all of the cards to the foundation piles according to suit.  Only top cards from the tableau may be moved to the foundations.  Foundations build up in ascending order acco
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