# Terrace

Written by David Rogers

## Setup

Type of Deck | Double Deck
Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing the Reserve and on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. Stock cannot be turned.
Waste | To be taken from the Stock. Top card available for play.
Reserve | Eleven cards dealt face up in a pile. All cards are visible but only top card is in play.
Foundation | Eight piles in the middle. To be built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card.
Tableau | Nine cards dealt face up from the deck once based card is selected.

## Goal

Move all cards to the Foundation piles.

## Rules

Cards in the Tableau are built down in sequence by alternating colours building round the corner. Groups of cards can't be moved. An empty pile in the Tableau must be filled by the top card in Waste or the next card from the Stock. Top cards can be moved to the Foundation or other Tableau piles.

Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card. Empty Foundations must be filled with the base card that is selected by the user from four random cards as the first move. Cards in Foundations are out of play.

Top card of the Reserve is in play and can only be moved to Foundations.

Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually as many times as you like unless there is a space in the tableau. If there is a space in the tableau then only one card may be flipped from the stock to the waste until the tableau is filled or the top card of the waste is moved to the foundation or tableau. While the stock is locked you can still move cards around on the tableau, from the reserve and to the foundation. If the Waste is empty a card from the Stock is automatically dealt. Top card in Waste is in play. Stock cannot be turned.

Double clicking on a card will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.

## Options

There are seven ways to play. The difference between them is in number of Reserve cards, Tableau piles or choice of Base Card.

Terrace

Reserve of 11 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card. User selection of the base card from a choice of four at the start of the game and one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.

General Patience

Reserve of 13 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in sequence by suit from the base card. User selection of the base card from a choice of four at the start of the game and one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock can be turned once but the game is lost if you cannot play each new card after its turned.

Falling Stars

Reserve of 11 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.

Signora

Reserve of 11 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Spaces in the Tableau are automatically filled from the Waste or Stock if the Waste is empty. Stock cannot be turned.

Redheads

Reserve of 21 cards, 8 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Spaces in the Tableau are automatically filled from the Reserve or any card if the Reserve is empty. Stock cannot be turned.

Blondes and Brunettes

Reserve of 10 cards, 8 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.

Wood

Reserve of 10 cards, 9 Tableau piles. Foundations are built up in sequence by alternating colours from the base card. At the start of the game a base card is selected automatically and one card is dealt to each Tableau pile. Stock cannot be turned.

## Scoring

Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.

## Strategy

When the game starts examine the Reserve carefully before choosing your base card, avoid base cards that have several buried in the Reserve.

Watch for reversed sequences in the Stock, Reserve a Foundation to remove each reversed sequence.

Try to start Tableau piles from the last card needed to complete a Foundation.

Remember that you can continue to flip cards from the stock while it is locked without filling the tableau by using the top card of the waste.