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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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