| Corona Solitaire is a fun solitaire | | | | card to the waste pile. You can only |
| game, requiring skill, planning, and | | | | cyclethrough the talon once. |
| patience. There are decisions to make | | | | Only a single card can be moved at any |
| throughout the game, but you may not | | | | time, and stacks can not be moved as |
| know if the game can be finished until | | | | awhole. |
| the very last card. It is quite an | | | | Whilst the rules seem simple, the game |
| obscure solitaire game, but those that | | | | itself is quite complex, often |
| play it find it immensely fun... in | | | | requiringconsiderable planning. In |
| fact, it's one of my personal | | | | particular, deciding when exactly to |
| favourites, and I can't stop playing! | | | | clear a stack can havea huge impact on |
| The aim is to build 8 ascending suit | | | | the game, because it changes what cards |
| sequences in the foundation stacks. | | | | you currently have inplay. It often pays |
| The opening tableau is maed up of 2 | | | | to hold-off on clearing a stack, so that |
| decks, and consists of: | | | | a more valuable card isput into play. |
| - 8 foundation stacks, which are all | | | | At the start of the game, it helps to |
| empty, | | | | look for inversions. This is where a |
| - 12 manoeuvre stacks, each with 3 | | | | card isobscured by the same suit but |
| face-up cards, and | | | | higher rank. For example, a 2 of |
| - a talon, with 68 face-down cards. | | | | Diamondsunderneath a 7 of Diamonds. |
| Cards can be moved in the manoeuvre zone | | | | Inversions can make the underneath card |
| if they are the same suit and 1 less | | | | hard toexpose, and not paying attention |
| inrank. So a 7 of Diamonds can be played | | | | to them can cause games to become |
| onto an 8 of Diamonds, and a Queen of | | | | unsolvable. Itoften pays to try and move |
| Spades can be played onto a King of | | | | inversions where possible, so in the |
| Spades. Kings cannot be moved in | | | | example above, itwould be beneficial to |
| themanoeuvre zone at all. | | | | move the 7 of Diamonds onto an 8 of |
| When a manoeuvre stack becomes empty, a | | | | Diamonds, to getaccess to the 2, rather |
| card is automatically taken from the | | | | than put a 6 of Diamonds onto the 7. |
| topof the waste pile. If the waste pile | | | | If you play solitaire, or like a |
| is empty, a card is automatically taken | | | | challenge, then give Corona Solitaire a |
| from thetalon. | | | | go... I'm sureyou'll love it! |
| Clicking the talon will move a single | | | | |