Most games also feature a tableau, which is a layout or workspace for cards organized into specific shapes, sequences, or even fanciful arrangements. Next, deal four piles (twelve cards per pile) face down in the center of the table, and turn up the top card of each pile. In the example above, discard 5 of hearts, since it is of the same suit as and of lower rank than Q of hearts. image 6 HOW TO PLAY After the initial deal, move exposed kings and aces to the foun dations, then build any cards of matching suit to the foundations. jpg","width":250,"height":350},"authors":[{"authorId":10483,"name":"Barry Rigal","slug":"barry-rigal","description":"

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