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<H1>Forty Thieves</H1>
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Forty Thieves type. 2 decks. No redeal.
<H3>Object</H3>
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Move all cards to the foundations.
<H3>Rules</H3>
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Forty cards are dealt to 10 piles. These piles are built down in suit.
Only the top card of a pile is available for playing, and
spaces can be filled by any card.
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Cards from the talon are turned over to the waste pile, one at a time.
You can move the leftmost card to the playing piles or the foundations.
There is no redeal.
<H3>History</H3>
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This is a classic solitaire game that probably dates back to the
nineteenth century. It is known by many names, such as
<I>Napoleon at St.Helena</I>, <I>Big Forty</I> and <I>Le Cadran</I>.
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