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<h1>King Albert</h1>
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<h3>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h3>
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King Albert is a solitaire card game using a deck of 52 playing cards. It is
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said to be named after King Albert of Belgium the first. It is also the best
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known of the three games that are each called Idiot's Delight because of the
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low chance of winning the game (the other two are Aces Up and Perpetual
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Motion).
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The aim of the game, like many solitaire games, is to release the aces to the
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foundations and built each of them up by suit to Kings.
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First, the cards are deal into nine columns in such a way that the first
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column contains nine cards, the second having eight cards, the third seven,
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and so on until the ninth column having a single card. The seven left over
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cards form the reserve, sometimes known as "the Belgian Reserve."
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<p>
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Building on the tableau is down by alternating colors and only one card can be
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moved at a time. Only the top card of each column and all cards in the reserve
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are available for play. Furthermore, an empty column can be filled with any
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available card.
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Once an ace is released, it can be built upon immediately.
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The game is won when all cards end up in the foundations. But achieveing this
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is difficult as one in only ten games can be won, hence the alternate name
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of <i>Idiot's Delight</i>.
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<i>(Retrieved from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Albert_%28solitaire%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Albert_(solitaire)</a>)</i>
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