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Crescent variant

Crescent Solitaire

Sixteen reserve piles arc around eight foundations.

Crescent fans 16 reserve piles in a half-moon arc around eight foundations. Aces build up from one side; Kings build down from the other - meeting in the middle. Three redeals each rotate the bottom card of every pile to the top, dramatically reshaping the board.

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Medium 3% win rate
Crescent solitaire opening layout
Opening deal of Crescent - Crescent family

How to play Crescent

Goal - Move all the cards to the Foundation

Decks

  • 2 decks (104 cards)

Redeals

  • 3

Foundation

  • Aces and Kings start here
  • Built up by suit from Ace to King
  • Built down by suit from King to Ace
  • The top card of each pile is available for move

Tableau

  • Build up or down by suit
  • A King can be placed on an Ace and An Ace can be placed on the King
  • The top card of each pile is available for move
  • An empty pile may not be filled

Stock

  • Press to move the bottom card of each Tableau pile to the top

Strategy & tips

  • Use the bidirectional building - sometimes returning a card to the down-foundation opens the right reserve.
  • Time your redeals: each one shuffles the bottom card up, drastically changing the board.
  • Relaxed allows extra redeals - use them when learning.

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