<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.4.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <h1>Forty Thieves</h1> <p>Forty Thieves type. 2 decks. No redeal.</p> <h3>Object</h3> <p>Move all cards to the foundations.</p> <h3>Rules</h3> <p>Forty cards are dealt to 10 piles. These piles are built down in suit. Only the top card of a pile is available for playing, and spaces can be filled by any card.</p> <p>Cards from the talon are turned over to the waste pile, one at a time. You can move the leftmost card to the playing piles or the foundations. There is no redeal.</p> <h3>History</h3> <p>This is a classic solitaire game that probably dates back to the nineteenth century. It is known by many names, such as <i>Napoleon at St.Helena</i>, <i>Big Forty</i> and <i>Le Cadran</i>.</p> </body> </html>