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Fort (Relaxed) Solitaire

A two-deck patience with bidirectional foundations.

Fort (Relaxed) is a Fort variant. A two-deck patience with bidirectional foundations. What sets it apart: relaxed rules with extra redeals. It's playable directly inside the Solitaire Royal app on iPhone, iPad and Android.

Fort (Relaxed) solitaire opening layout
Opening deal of Fort (Relaxed) - Fort family

How to play Fort (Relaxed)

Goal - Move all the cards to the Foundation

Decks

  • 2 decks (104 cards)

Redeals

  • 2

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

Garrison

  • ***The top card can be moved

Gate

  • The top card of each pile is available for move
  • An empty pile is automatically filled with a card from the Garrison

Wall

  • The top card of each pile is available for move
  • An empty pile is automatically filled with a card from the Waste or Stock

Stock

  • Press to turn over 1 card from the Stock to the Waste
  • When empty, press to redeal all cards from Waste to Stock

Waste

  • The top card of each pile is available for move

What makes Fort (Relaxed) different

  • Relaxed rules - extra redeals, wraps and undo concessions to make the game more forgiving.

Strategy & tips

  • Relaxed mode invites experimentation. Use redeals to learn the deck before settling on a route.
  • Don't strand a card mid-rank - both Ace-up and King-down foundations need their pathway.

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