Great Wall

Hanafuda type. 4 decks. No redeal.

Object

Move all cards to the foundations.

Rules

Cards may be played on the tableau in descending order by suits, Pine 1 plays on Plum 1, Mum 3 on Maple 3, Paulownia 2 on Pine 2, etc. They may also be played by rank, any second rank card may be played on any first rank card. The third and fourth ranks are interchangeable for all suits, and may be alternated on a row. Only first rank cards can be played on an empty row. There can be no more than 26 cards in a row.

Cards must be played on the four foundations by rank in suit order. When all four decks are on the foundations in order, you have won.

Strategy

Since any particular card will usually play in several different places on the tableau it's probably possible to win every hand of Great Wall... but it will take a while.

Hint: don't play all your first rank cards on the foundations until all the cards are face up.


General Flower Card rules

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