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Forty Thieves & two-deck builders · Grand Plaza

Napoleon's Shoulder Solitaire

Two decks start in twelve open columns of four cards, with the rest in a one-pass stock.

Decks
2
Pace
Long
Difficulty
Easy
Family
Forty Thieves & two-deck builders

Select a face-up card, then a highlighted destination.

Stock · 56

♣ 1

♣ 2

♦ 1

♦ 2

♥ 1

♥ 2

♠ 1

♠ 2

Column 1 · 4

Column 2 · 4

Column 3 · 4

Column 4 · 4

Column 5 · 4

Column 6 · 4

Column 7 · 4

Column 8 · 4

Column 9 · 4

Column 10 · 4

Column 11 · 4

Column 12 · 4

The deal

Two decks start in twelve open columns of four cards, with the rest in a one-pass stock.

Playing the cards

Pack tableau cards down by rank regardless of suit. Move descending groups together; fill an empty column with any available card or group. Foundations still build up by suit.

Napoleon's Shoulder is part of Grand Plaza · Forty Thieves & two-deck builders and is a variant of Napoleon's Square. Tableau runs can mix suits while still descending by rank.

More Forty Thieves & two-deck builders games

  • Napoleon's Square — Twelve four-card columns build down in suit, with complete runs free to move.
  • Napoleon at St Helena — Ten tableau columns, two decks.
  • Canister — A one-deck eight-column builder with four cards in the middle row.
  • Colonel — A three-row tableau exposes cards only after the cell beneath is cleared.
  • Deauville — Thirty hidden tableau cards give way to alternating-color building.
  • Diplomat — Two-deck patience with eight tableau piles.

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.
  • Intrigue (Court games) — Eight Queen columns; eight Five-piles built down to the King and eight Six-piles built up to the Jack, regardless of suit.

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