Citadel Solitaire


Rules

Citadel Solitaire is played with one deck of 52 cards.

All four Aces are removed from dthe deck and form 4 foundation piles that build up in suit.

The rest of the cards are dealt in 8 tableau stacks, one by one, face up. While dealing, if a card may be played on the foundationm in is placed there instead.

The objective is to move all of the cards onto the foundations in ascending order starting with the Ace and ending with the King.

Cards may be moved one at a time. They may be moved from the top of the piles only. Tableau piles must be built in descending order, regardless of the suit.

A card that has been placed onto a foundation cannot be removed.

An empty tableau spots can be filled with any card.

The game is won when all the cards are in the foundations with the Kings on top.

Variants: Beleaguered Castle is played in the same way, except for you do not place cards on the foundation while dealing. You can select this game in the Settings page.

Menu

You can control the game through the menu with the following commands:

  • New Game - reshuffle the decks and start a new play.
  • Hint - provide an on-screen hint for all valid moves. The cards that can be moved are outlined in green, the locations where they can be moved to - in yellow. If a card can be moved and another card can be moved on it, it will be outlined in orange.
  • Explain - show and explain all possible moves.
  • Undo - undo, one at a time, your moves.
  • Settings - configure different options the way you like it.
  • Scoreboard - we record the number of times you have this solitaire converged. You can get to the Game Center Leaderboard to compare your score to other players.
  • How To Play - see the documentation.
  • About - brief information about this app, including the links to our website and our Facebook page.

 

Gestures

You can control the game with the following gestures:

  • Tap a card on the table to send it to the appropriate place in the foundation or another row in the tableau if there is a valid move.
  • Drag a card to where you want to move it to.
  • Swipe left - undo your previous move.
  • Swipe right - show Hint.
  • Swipe down - show and explain all possible moves.
  • Swipe up - bring up the Settings view.