Characteristics

Info about Thieves of Egypt

Difficulty

Game time

Luck/Skill

Win probability

Objective

What do I have to do?

Move all cards to the foundations

Layout

Know the initial layout of the cards

(Double deck)

Foundations

8 Foundation piles, initially empty.

Tableau piles

10 Tableau piles. The first pile contains 1 card, the last pile 2 cards, the second pile 3 cards each, the penultimate pile 4 cards, and so on until the central piles, which contain 9 and 10 cards each, forming an inverted pyramid. All cards are face up.

Stock pile

1 Stock pile with the remaining cards face down.

Discard pile

1 Discard pile, initially empty.

Rules

Discover how to play Thieves of Egypt solitaire

Foundations

  • Build up in suit from Ace to King.
  • Cards are moved individually.
  • Cards cannot be moved from the foundations.

Tableau piles

  • Build down in alternating colors.
  • The top card of each pile can be played onto another tableau pile or onto the foundations.
  • Sequences of cards (built down in alternating colors) may be moved as a unit from one pile to another.
  • Empty piles can only be filled with an exposed King or with a sequence of cards (built down in alternating colors) headed by a King.

Stock pile

  • Tap the stock pile to deal 1 face-up card to the discard pile.
  • 1 redeal is allowed.

Discard pile

  • The top card can be played onto the tableau piles or onto the foundations.
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