Moosehide

Game Objective:

The primary objective in Moosehide Solitaire is to move all cards from the tableau and the additional face-up reserve into the foundation piles, building each foundation up in suit from Ace to King.

Setup & Layout:

• Deck: Moosehide Solitaire uses a standard 52-card deck.
• Tableau: Deal 1 card face up to the first pile, 2 cards to the second pile, 3 to the third, and so on, up to 7 piles. Only the top card of each pile is face up; the rest are face down.
• Reserve: After dealing the tableau, deal 4 additional cards face up in a separate row above or beside the tableau. These are the reserve cards and are all available for play at the start.
• Foundations: There are 4 foundation piles, one for each suit. These start empty.
• Stock/Waste: Moosehide Solitaire does not use a stock or waste pile; all cards are in play from the start.

Key Play Areas:

• Tableau: Seven columns with increasing numbers of cards, only the top card face up.
• Reserve: Four face-up cards, all available for play.
• Foundations: Four empty piles, to be built up by suit from Ace to King.

Moosehide Solitaire Rules:

• Card Movement: Only one card at a time may be moved, either from the tableau or reserve.
• Building on Tableau: Build down in alternating colors (e.g., red on black, black on red) on the tableau piles.
• Moving to Foundations: Cards are moved to the foundations in ascending order by suit, starting with the Ace and ending with the King.
• Reserve Play: Any reserve card may be moved to either a tableau pile or a foundation pile, following the same building rules.
• Tableau to Tableau: Only the top face-up card of a tableau pile may be moved to another tableau pile, following the alternating color and descending rank rule.
• Filling Spaces: Only a King (from either the tableau or reserve) may be placed into an empty tableau space.

Gameplay:

• On your turn, you may move any available face-up card (from the tableau or reserve) to either a foundation or onto another tableau pile, following the building rules.
• When you move a face-up card from a tableau pile, immediately turn the next card in that pile face up (if any remain).
• Continue making legal moves, using reserve cards as needed.
• There is no stock to draw from; all cards are in play from the beginning.
• If no legal moves remain, the game ends.

Winning & Losing Conditions:

• Winning: The game is won when all 52 cards have been moved to the foundation piles, each built up in suit from Ace to King.
• Losing: The game is lost if no further legal moves can be made and not all cards are in the foundations.

Special Rules & Edge Cases:

• Empty Tableau Spaces: Only Kings may be moved into empty tableau spaces, whether from the tableau or reserve.
• Reserve Cards: Reserve cards are always available for play but cannot be refilled once used.
• No Stock: There is no redeal or stock; careful planning is required as all cards are visible and available from the outset.
• Sequence Movement: Only single cards may be moved at a time; sequences or stacks cannot be moved together.
• Unplayable State: If all face-up cards (tableau and reserve) are blocked and no moves remain, the game is unwinnable.

Note: All rules above are based on the official documentation for Moosehide Solitaire as provided by Goodsol and BVS Solitaire Collection.