Forty thieves is a solitaire game for those who like challenges and have plenty of time. It is necessary to count on luck in the distribution of cards and have the ability to move all the cards to the foundations.
Move all the cards, in ascending order by suit, to the eight foundations.
The game is difficult for two very simple reasons:
Since you cannot move groups of cards, your mission to arrange the cards into piles is not the easiest one. And since the game has two decks, you need to organize 8 suits to win.
But to arrange these suits you will need more than just skill: it takes luck. Lucky that the cards in the piles are favorably arranged (lower cards on top and higher at the bottom) and lucky that the stock cards are also favorably distributed (aces appearing early on, for example).
The reference to "forty" (in the name of the game) derives from the 10 piles of 4 cards each, giving a total of 40 cards at the start of the game. This game is also known by other names such as Big Forty, Le Cadran, Napoleon at Saint Helena and Roosevelt at San Juan in>.
There are many variations of Forty Thieves. Several of them were created to facilitate the game. Among these variations we can find one in which all Aces start from the foundations. In another, the cards in the piles can be arranged in descending order and with alternating colors. While in another, Josephine Solitaire, the cards in the piles can be moved in groups if they are sorted and are of the same suit.
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