Big Bertha

Game Objective:

The primary goal in Big Bertha Solitaire is to move all cards from two standard 52-card decks (104 cards total) into designated foundation piles. Specifically, you must:

• Build eight foundation piles by suit from Ace up to Queen.
• Build a separate King foundation pile by placing all eight Kings onto it as they become available.

Setup & Layout:

• Deck: Two standard 52-card decks (104 cards total).
• Tableau: 15 tableau piles, each dealt 6 cards face-up (90 cards in total).
• Reserve: 14 reserve cards, each dealt face-up in a grid or row.
• Foundations:
• Main Foundations: 8 piles, to be built up in suit from Ace to Queen.
• King Foundation: 1 pile, where all Kings (regardless of suit) are placed as soon as they are available.
• All cards are dealt face-up in both the tableau and reserve; there are no face-down cards in this variant.
• No Stock or Waste Pile is used in this game.

Big Bertha Solitaire Rules:

• Available Cards: The top card of each tableau pile and every reserve card are always available for play.
• Foundations:
• Ace Foundations: Start with an Ace, build up by suit to Queen (e.g., Ace, 2, 3, …, Queen).
• King Foundation: Place any King onto the King foundation pile as soon as it is available. Kings cannot be played to other foundations or tableau piles.
• Tableau Building:
• Build down in descending rank and by alternating colors (red on black, black on red).
• Groups of cards in correct descending, alternating-color sequence can be moved together between tableau piles.
• Moving Cards:
• You may move any single available card or a valid group of cards from one tableau pile to another, or from the reserve to the tableau, provided the sequence follows the descending, alternating-color rule.
• Cards can be moved from the tableau or reserve to the appropriate foundation pile if they fit the build sequence.
• Empty Tableau Spaces: May be filled with any single card or a valid group of cards in descending, alternating-color sequence from the tableau or reserve.

Gameplay:

• On each turn, you may:
• Move any available card or valid group from the tableau or reserve to another tableau pile, following the descending, alternating-color rule.
• Move available cards from the tableau or reserve to the appropriate foundation pile (Ace or King foundations).
• Fill empty tableau spaces with any available card or valid group from the tableau or reserve.
• No redeal: There is no stock or waste pile, and no redeal is possible.
• Play continues until all cards are moved to the foundations or no further legal moves are possible.

Winning & Losing Conditions:

• Win: You win by successfully building all eight Ace foundations up to Queen (by suit) and placing all eight Kings onto the King foundation pile.
• Lose: The game is lost or unwinnable if no more legal moves can be made and not all cards have been placed in the foundations.

Special Rules & Edge Cases:

• Filling Empty Tableau Spaces: Any single card or valid group of cards in descending, alternating-color sequence from the tableau or reserve may be used to fill an empty tableau pile.
• Kings: Kings cannot be played to the tableau or Ace foundations; they must be moved to the King foundation pile as soon as they are available.
• Reserve Cards: All reserve cards are always available for play to either the tableau or the appropriate foundation.
• No Card Removal from Foundations: Once a card is placed on any foundation (Ace or King), it cannot be removed.
• No Redeal: There is no stock or waste pile; once all moves are exhausted, the game ends.

Definitions:

• Tableau: The main play area with 15 columns of 6 face-up cards.
• Reserve: 14 face-up cards available for play at any time.
• Foundations: Separate piles for building up by suit from Ace to Queen, plus a single pile for all Kings.

This ruleset distinguishes Big Bertha Solitaire from other solitaire variants by its unique multi-foundation structure and the requirement to separately collect all Kings.