Rules
Scorpion Solitaire is played with one deck of 52 cards.
The purpose of the game is to remove all cards from the table, assembling them in the tableau, from King to Ace, before removing them to foundation.
The game starts with 49 cards dealt into seven columns of seven cards each on the tableau. The first four columns each have three face-down cards with four face-up cards placed over them. The cards in the remaining three columns are all faced up. The remaining 3 cards form a stack.
The tableau piles build down by rank in suit, and groups of cards can be moved regardless of any sequence. Once a face-down card is exposed, it is turned face up.
Empty tableaus may be filled with a King or group of cards headed by a King.
Variants
Scorpion II is an alternate version of the game in which only three columns contain three face-down cards. The game remains the same but is easier than regular “Scorpion”.
Wasp is almost identical to Scorpion, except that when a space is formed in the tableau, any card or sequence can be placed in it. This gives the player more chances of winning than in Scorpion.
Variants
- Scorpion II
- Wasp
- Wasp II
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