Solitaire report

Solitaire

Introduction

Hi I’m Shaie and I’m going to talk to you about the game Solitaire. I’ll tell you about the game, how to set it up, how to play it, and who can play it.

What it is

Solitaire is a card game that only one person can play, it's easy to play at any location. In the park, at school, in the car, on a plane or train, at home, at work and anywhere you could imagine, as long as you have a surface to set the cards on. Solitaire is a fun game and I love playing it. It’s easy to play and all ages can do it, you just have to learn.

How to set it up

But first you need to know how to set the game, so I’m going to teach you. The only things you need is a set of cards, a surface and yourself. Set the cards out one by one. So first set out just one card so the the numbers are facing you. Second two cards the first one facing down and the second one facing up, make sure that the second one it over lapping the first one. Do this over and over and just add one each time till there is seven cards in one column. Then with the leftover card just put them facing down so you cant see them, we will be using those later. This is what the set up should look like.

How to play

The initial array may be changed by "building" - transferring cards among the face-up cards in the tableau. Certain cards of the tableau can be played at once, while others may not be played until certain blocking cards are removed. For example, of the seven cards facing up in the tableau, if one is a nine and another is a ten, you may transfer the nine to on top of the ten to begin building that pile in sequence. Since you have moved the nine from one of the seven piles, you have now unblocked a face down card; this card can be turned over and now is in play.

As you transfer cards in the tableau and begin building sequences, if you uncover an ace, the ace should be placed in one of the foundation piles. The foundations get built by suit and in sequence from ace to king.

Continue to transfer cards on top of each other in the tableau in sequence. If you can’t move any more face up cards, you can utilize the stock pile by flipping over the first card. This card can be played in the foundations or tableau. If you cannot play the card in the tableau or the foundations piles, move the card to the waste pile and turn over another card in the stock pile.

If a vacancy in the tableau is created by the removal of cards elsewhere it is called a “space”, and it is of major importance in manipulating the tableau. If a space is created, it can only be filled in with a king. Filling a space with a king could potentially unblock one of the face down cards in another pile in the tableau.

Continue to transfer cards in the tableau and bring cards into play from the stock pile until all the cards are built in suit sequences in the foundation piles to win! I got this information from this website, Solitaire.

Who Should Play

All kinds of people can play this game but I think that it would be  easier to play when your lonely so that no one can interrupt you. Or if your an older person that can go to many places, for example my Nanni had a car crash and she cant walk so she plays this game all the time. It's a good workout for your brain and it gets you thinking. All ages can play it ,but I think that if your reading this for a game for you son or daughter who is under the age of 3 then maybe think of another game for them to play as they might not understand it.

Conclusion

So now that you know what Solitaire is, how to set it up, how to play, and who can play it I think that you’ll enjoy this game a lot. But if you think it's not for you then that’s ok because no ones the same. Thank you.

By Shaie