Gold Mine
Setup
Type of Deck
Standard Deck
Stock
Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after
dealing on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over three at a
time to Waste.
No redeals.
Waste
To be taken from Stock. Top card available for
play.
Foundations
Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to
King. Topmost card in each Foundation can be played back on
to the Tableau.
Tableau
Seven piles, all empty to start.
Gold Mine is a variation of Klondike.
Tableau can be built down in alternating colors. Groups of
cards can be moved. Empty piles can only be filled by Kings
or group of cards starting with a King.
Goal
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Rules
Cards in the Tableau are built down by alternating color. Groups of
cards can be moved. An empty pile in the Tableau can be filled with
any card.
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste three at a time. Top
card in Waste is in play. When Stock is empty, game over.
Only one chance to get it right and establish your gold mine.
Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in
Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card will move
it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Scoring
Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Strategy
Be careful how you fill the empty foundation piles.
With skill it is possible to win Gold Mine most of the time.
If at first you do not succeed restart and try again.