PySol - Rules for St. Helena

# St. Helena

Two-Deck game type. 2 decks. 2 redeals.

### Object

Move all the cards to the foundations.

### Rules

A king of each suit is dealt to a row of four foundations. An ace of each suit is similarly dealt to a second row of foundations below the first. There are twelve tableau piles dealt in a circle around the foundations, with four above the first row of foundations, four below the bottom row, and two on each side. The remaining cards are dealt evenly to these foundations, starting from the pile above the leftmost king.

Tableau piles are built up or down by rank, regardless of suit, with only the top card visible of each, and only single cards can be moved between piles. Empty tableau piles can't be filled.

The foundations with kings are built down by same suit, while the foundations with aces are built up by same suit. Only cards from the top six piles can be moved to the top row of foundations, and only cards from the bottom six piles can be moved to the bottom row of foundations.

When there are no moves left, you can combine the tableau piles, starting with the last pile dealt. Then, without shuffling, they are redealt in the same manner. After the first redeal, the restrictions as to which cards can be dealt to which foundation no longer apply. Two redeals are allowed.

The game is won when all cards are moved to the foundations.

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