Read each foundation’s next rank before parking a card.
Four random cards seed four foundations. The other 48 cards are face-up in eight columns of six. Only each column’s top card moves, either straight to a foundation or into one of two cells. There is no tableau building or stock in this implementation.
Last updated: September 2026
Choose and track the rank cycle
The board lets you choose building by ones or by twos. All four foundations use the selected method, regardless of card suit. Building by ones advances to the next rank and wraps King to Ace. Building by twos follows Ace, Three, Five, Seven, Nine, Jack, King, Two, Four, Six, Eight, Ten, Queen, then returns to Ace. Each foundation stops after thirteen cards.
Suppose a foundation ends in Six. In ones mode it needs a Seven; in twos mode it needs an Eight. A Seven exposed in the tableau is a direct play only in ones mode. In twos mode, check whether another foundation needs the Seven before occupying a reserve cell with it.
The board labels each foundation’s next rank. Use those labels when several foundation piles have different seed ranks.
Spend a reserve cell to expose a useful card
Each cell holds one tableau top. Once parked, that card can go only to a foundation; it cannot return to a column. Compare the card exposed by the parking move with the parked card’s path out. If both cells hold ranks that no foundation needs soon, you lose the ability to clear a new blocker through reserve.
A direct foundation move is often a useful way to uncover the next card without consuming a cell. It can also change which rank that foundation next accepts, so check whether a reserve card becomes playable after the move.
Use access, not tableau transfers
Unlike FreeCell, Grampus has no column-to-column moves or group transfers. A card deeper in a column becomes available only after every card above it reaches a foundation or is parked in a reserve cell. Trace those blockers before spending the second cell.