Any number of properly sequenced cards may be moved to another Column if the build condition is met.įor example, within the columns, a red 9, black 8, and red 7 in sequence without any other cards covering them may be moved to an exposed black 10 in another Column. ColumnsĬolumns are built DOWN and in ALTERNATING COLOR. Starting with an Ace and continuing up to the Kings, each Foundation is built UP and in the SAME SUIT.
The 10 Columns are dealt from left to right: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 cards respectively. Using two decks, 55 cards are dealt face up to the ten Columns with each column receiving a different number of cards from 1 to 10. Move all cards to the eight Foundation piles, starting from the Aces and continuing up to the Kings in EACH suit.
Thieves of Egypt is a variant of Forty Thieves with these differences:
