Classic variant
Leoni's Own Solitaire
Build eight suit foundations in opposite directions, move cards from thirteen loom piles, and recover stuck positions with the weaving mechanic from exile.
Select a playable card, then click a highlighted foundation. Use Weave when no direct move is available.
Exile / Shuttle
Leoni's Own: 13 loom piles, A→K and K→A foundations by suit, with weaving from exile and up to two redeals.
Foundation progress: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
How to play
- One ace and one king of each suit start the eight foundations.
- Ace foundations build upward by suit; king foundations build downward by suit.
- Top cards of piles 1 to 12 and any card from pile 13 can move to foundations.
- Use Weave to process a card from exile when direct plays are exhausted.
- Use Redeal only at standstill; the game allows up to two redeals.
What is Leoni’s Own?
Leoni’s Own is a patience game built around a “weaving” mechanic — a specific sequence of moves where a card from the stock is alternately placed under and over the existing layout pile, revealing cards in a predetermined pattern. This deterministic reveal process drives the game: cards surface in a weaving order that defines when each foundation-ready card becomes accessible. The goal is to route all 52 cards to four ascending suit foundations.
Full rules
One 52-card deck. A packet of cards is woven through an existing pile in alternating over/under steps — the weaving sequence places each card alternately on top of or under the current pile, creating a specific interleaved order. The woven pile is then dealt face-up, and available cards progress to the four suit foundations (Ace to King).
Implementation details vary, but the core mechanic is the weaving operation that creates a predictable card-order from a randomized input.
The weaving sequence as strategy
Because the weaving operation is deterministic, an experienced player can predict (or calculate) the order cards will surface after weaving. This predictability distinguishes Leoni’s Own from typical stock-based games where future cards are unknown.
The strategic skill is choosing which weaving operation to apply and when — different weaving choices produce different card orders, and the optimal choice depends on which cards the foundations currently need.
Foundation timing
Since the weaving sequence can be predicted, strong Leoni’s Own play involves planning multiple foundation advances in a single weave. A weave that surfaces three foundation-ready cards in sequence is more valuable than one that surfaces one. Choosing the weaving parameter that maximizes immediate foundation access per operation is the primary optimization target.
Related weaving games
- Weavers — same weaving mechanic; 12 loom piles; King-start foundations
- Virginia Reel — deterministic reveal pattern; base-rank sequencing
- Royal Parade — base-rank with gap mechanics