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 — only three columns start with three face-down cards. Otherwise the same game, but easier than regular Scorpion.
- Wasp — almost identical to Scorpion, except that any card or sequence can be placed in an empty tableau space, which gives more chances of winning.
- Wasp II — Wasp with the Scorpion II deal: only three columns start with three face-down cards (nine in all, instead of twelve).
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