Sultan (solitaire)


Sultan is a patience or solitaire card game that uses two packs of playing cards. It is sometimes also called Emperor of Germany.

Rules

At the beginning of the game nine cards are laid out in the following arrangement:
These cards make up the foundations and will be built up by suit in order. On the single foundation with an Ace, the A♥ foundation, the next cards will be 2♥, 3♥, and so on. On the seven kings, the order is Ace, 2, 3, etc., of the appropriate suits. Throughout the game, the only card which you cannot place other cards on is the K♥ in the center location.
Six cards from the deck are placed face-up around the foundations to make up the reserve, which in this game is sometimes referred to as the divan.
The player then makes one of three moves:
The goal is to end the game with the Sultan surrounded by his "Queens".
When there are no more cards in the face-down deck, the player may re-deal, but may only do this twice per game. The game is over after the player has run through the deck three times, or when all the cards are on the foundations.