Rules
Aces Up · Rules
Use 52 cards without jokers. Each of the four columns starts with one face-up card.
Objective
Remove 48 cards so that, after the stock runs out, each of the four columns contains just one ace.
Deal and setup
Use 52 cards without jokers. Each of the four columns starts with one face-up card.
How to play — step by step
- Remove a top card only if another column has a higher top card of the same suit. Ace is highest, followed by king down to two.
- You may move one top card from another column into an empty column. Covered lower cards cannot be played until exposed.
- Drawing adds one card to each column. You may draw before using every available move. There is no redeal; an empty stock alone is not a win.
Important rules to remember
Play example
Remove a top card only if another column has a higher top card of the same suit. Ace is highest, followed by king down to two.
Key terms
- tableau
- Main columns or layout of cards
- foundation
- Target piles for finished sequences
- stock
- Undealt cards used during play