How to play solitaire with Spanish cards

Playing cards is a very fun pastime, which can also be enjoyed both in company and when alone. In these cases, the ideal game is lonely. Just have a deck of spanish letters and the intention of having a good time.

The origin of this famous card game, in which the rival is yourself and luck, is not very clear. The most supported theory maintains that the solitaire was designed by a French aristocrat during his confinement in the Bastille, in the first half of the 17th century.

It seems that the earliest document showing someone playing solitaire is a French engraving depicting Anne-Joulie de Rohan-Chabot (1648-1709), princess of Soubise. However, in this version, the game represented is a form of Solitaire known as Noble or Noble Solitaire (and in English as Peg Solitaire) that is played on a peg board and that it could be the forerunner of the Spanish card game.

How to play solitaire with the Spanish deck

Solitaire can be played with the Spanish deck and with the poker deck. In this case we focus on Spanish cards and we will say that there are different ways to play. We are going to see here classic solitaire whose target is sort the cards ascendingthat is: A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q and K.

All cards are placed face down and they are taken out two by two (leaving only one visible) until the ace of any suit appears. When you see it, pick it up and put it on the table. Once the ace is in place, the rest of the numbers of that suit can be placed as it comes out.

Something very important about this game is that you can move the cards from the different columns. This way we can discover the cards that are face down. If the card we need to complete our suit has others on it, we will have to move them together, from one column to another.

when does a solitaire end

If you have been able to order the entire deck by suit or there comes a time when you can’t go on Moving on, the game is over. The truth is that you will not always be able to order all the cards because it depends on luck and if you make a mistake. What is certain is that time will have passed without you noticing.