Crescent Solitaire is a two-deck solitaire game where the aim is to move all cards from the 16 crescent-shaped Tableau piles to eight Foundation piles. The Foundations are initially established with the Aces and Kings dealt at the start, with Aces building up in suit and Kings building down. The tableau piles are built in alternating colors, and only the top card of each pile is available for play. Game allows three wrap-around moves, when a bottom card is moved to the top of every Tableau pile.
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Goal: Move all cards in game to Foundation piles.
Game complexity: Easy
Odds of winning: Bad, only a few of 10 games
How many decks are in play: Two standard 52-card decks are used.
Which card piles are involved: Game has sixteen Tableaus and eight Foundations.
What the initial deal looks like: Sixteen Tableau piles are dealt six cards each, all are initially open. Upper row of Tableaus is dealt with a single King and lower row is dealt with a single Ace.
Allowed moves:
‣ Foundation piles are built in same suit from Kings to Aces. Only one card could be dropped to a Foundation pile at a time.
‣ Foundation piles are built in same suit from Aces to Kings. Only one card could be dropped to a Foundation pile at a time.
‣ A single top card could be taken from Tableau piles. Tableau piles are built in same suit from one rank lower or higher, wrapped (i.e. King could be put on Ace and vice versa). Only one card could be dropped to a Tableau pile at a time.
Also note:
You can undo all of your moves in this game. Autoplay is turned off for this game. Score for Crescent Solitaire is a sum of seconds spent for a game and moves done during it.
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Crescent Solitaire uses two decks and has a unique crescent-shaped tableau with 16 piles. Unlike Klondike, where you build sequences in alternating colors, Crescent Solitaire has eight foundation piles, with Aces building up and Kings building down, and tableau piles built in alternating colors. Also, the starting layout is quite different, and all cards are visible at the beginning of the game.
Focus on moving Aces and Kings to the foundations as quickly as possible. Plan your moves carefully, considering the alternating color building rules in the tableau. Try to expose hidden cards in the tableau by moving cards from the top of piles.
Crescent Solitaire is widely considered a challenging solitaire variation, and its win percentage is generally low. Estimates vary, but many experienced players suggest a win rate of around 5-10%, or even lower. The complexity arises from the two-deck setup, the strict alternating color building rules in the tableau, and the need to manage 16 tableau piles simultaneously.
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