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Waste-pile builders · The Greenway

Devil’s Grip Solitaire

Two decks are stripped of their Aces. Twenty-four cards begin face up in a three-row, eight-column grid; the other 72 form the stock.

Decks
2
Pace
Long
Difficulty
Hard
Family
Waste-pile builders

Stack cards of the same suit in steps of three.

Top: 2–5–8–J. Middle: 3–6–9–Q. Bottom: 4–7–10–K. Match suits. Swap piles to bring completed runs into the correct row.

Stock · 72

Talon · 0

Empty

Row 1, cell 1 · 1

Row 1, cell 2 · 1

Row 1, cell 3 · 1

Row 1, cell 4 · 1

Row 1, cell 5 · 1

Row 1, cell 6 · 1

Row 1, cell 7 · 1

Row 1, cell 8 · 1

Row 2, cell 1 · 1

Row 2, cell 2 · 1

Row 2, cell 3 · 1

Row 2, cell 4 · 1

Row 2, cell 5 · 1

Row 2, cell 6 · 1

Row 2, cell 7 · 1

Row 2, cell 8 · 1

Row 3, cell 1 · 1

Row 3, cell 2 · 1

Row 3, cell 3 · 1

Row 3, cell 4 · 1

Row 3, cell 5 · 1

Row 3, cell 6 · 1

Row 3, cell 7 · 1

Row 3, cell 8 · 1

The deal

Two decks are stripped of their Aces. Twenty-four cards begin face up in a three-row, eight-column grid; the other 72 form the stock.

Playing the tableau

Stack a card or correctly ordered pile on a grid pile of the same suit and three ranks lower. A vacated cell is refilled from stock. Swap whole grid piles to move sequences into the correct row. When no cell is empty, draw three to the talon.

Goal and first plan

Move all 96 cards into the grid, with 2–5–8–J runs in the top row, 3–6–9–Q in the middle, and 4–7–10–K in the bottom.

Look for three-rank pairs already in the grid before drawing. A stack that empties a cell brings a new stock card into play while stock remains.

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Devil’s Grip is part of The Greenway · Waste-pile builders.

More Waste-pile builders games

  • Sir Tommy — Deal one at a time to four waste piles.
  • Colours — Six waste piles, building by colour with wraparound.
  • Lady Betty — Six waste piles, building by suit with wraparound.
  • Last Chance — A Sir Tommy relative with seven piles and one concealed reserve card.
  • Puss in the Corner — Build by color around four corner waste piles, with one ordered redeal.
  • Strategy — Assign each drawn card to eight piles before the foundation phase begins.

Also try

  • Babette (Blockade games) — Two-deck blockade with ascending and descending suit foundations.
  • Big Ben (Layout, cross & clock-face games) — Clock-face foundations building by suit.
  • Miss Milligan (Miss Milligan & row dealers) — Double-deck patience with a weave reserve.

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