Klondike (solitaire)

Klondike
A patience game
	Game setup
Alternative names	Canfield, Solitaire, Patience, Seven up, Sevens
Named variants	Agnes (Bernauer), Batsford, Easthaven, King Albert, Thumb and Pouch, Somerset or Usk, American Westcliff
Type	Simple packer
Family	Klondike
Deck	Single 52-card
Playing time	10 min
Odds of winning	1 in 30

Klondike is a card game for one player and the best known and most popular version of the patience or solitaire family,^[2] as well as one of the most challenging in widespread play.^[3] It has spawned numerous variants including Batsford, Easthaven, King Albert, Thumb and Pouch, Somerset or Usk and Whitehead, as well as the American variants of the games, Agnes and Westcliff. The distinguishing feature of all variants is a triangular layout of the tableau, building in ascending sequence and packing in descending order.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Arnold (2011), pp. 71–72.
^ "Klondike" (p.303) in Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games by Joli Quentin Kansil (ed.), 1999. ISBN 1-889752-06-1
^ Parlett (1979), pp. 94–95.
^ Coops (1939), p. 10.

[Arnold-1] Arnold (2011), pp. 71–72.

[2] "Klondike" (p.303) in Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games by Joli Quentin Kansil (ed.), 1999. ISBN 1-889752-06-1

[Parlett-3] Parlett (1979), pp. 94–95.

[Coops-4] Coops (1939), p. 10.

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