Alternations Solitaire
Alternations Objective
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Using two decks of cards, build the eight foundations up in ascending suit sequence from Ace to King; e.g.
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Building occurs on the tableau columns in descending sequences regardless of suit; e.g. any 6 on any 7.
Packed descending sequences can be moved either as complete or partial columns.
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As face down cards become available, click on them to turn them over.
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When no more building can occur on the tableau or foundations, click on the face down stock to deal a card to a waste pile.
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The topmost, exposed card in the waste pile is available for play.
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Empty columns created in the tableau may be filled by any exposed card or a full or partial descending sequence of packed cards.
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There are no re-deals in this game and the game is over when the stock has been exhausted and the game has blocked.
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Find more detailed instructions about Alternations Solitaire on our Solitaire City website.
Alternations Scoring
The Good Points
Turning over a face down tableau card:
+125 Points (max = 2625)
Playing a card from stock to tableau:
+50 Points (max = 2750)
Transferring a card from the tableau to the foundations:
+100 Points (max = 10,400)
Transferring a card directly from the stock to the foundations:
+45 Points
The Bad Points
Every second of elapsed time:
-1 Point
Every time Undo is used:
-50 Points
Completion Bonus
When the game is completed, you will receive a bonus calculated in the following way:
Bonus = End of Game Score - (20 x Time Taken)
The highest end of game score possible is 15,775 which is only possible if you transfer each of the stock cards to the tableau before sending them to the foundations (rather than dispatching them directly).
Then, if you had taken no time to complete the game, you would receive a bonus of 15,775 taking you to an impossible total of 31,550 ! As you will be doing incredibly well to finish the game in under 3 minutes then a score of 28,000+ will be a phenomenal achievement !