New variant
52 cards are dealt into seven columns of six, with no two cards of the same rank sharing a column. Ten reserve cards sit off to the side. Remove all cards by pairing any two available cards of the same rank — the top card of each column and every reserve card are available. Clear every pair to win.
Click an available card (top of column or reserve) to select it, then click its matching-rank partner to remove the pair.
Reserve
Nestor Vertical is a variant of Nestor Solitaire with a dramatically expanded reserve. Where standard Nestor uses eight columns and four reserve cards, Vertical uses seven columns and ten reserve cards. The same same-rank pairing rule applies: remove any two available cards of the same rank. The larger reserve fundamentally changes the game — with ten cards always accessible (not blocked by column tops), more pairs are immediately reachable at any moment.
Standard Nestor: 8 columns of 6 cards + 4 reserve cards. Available pairs come from approximately 12 cards (8 column tops + 4 reserve). Vertical: 7 columns (varying depth) + 10 reserve cards. Available pairs come from approximately 17 cards — a much wider search space.
The larger reserve reduces the blocking problem significantly: when a needed rank is buried in a column, it is more likely to have its pair available in the reserve, enabling an immediate match once the buried card surfaces. This makes Vertical more forgiving than standard Nestor.
Ten reserve cards is both an asset and a responsibility. With so many always-available cards, the temptation is to treat reserve cards as indefinitely available and focus on column-top pairs. But reserve cards can pair with each other — and a same-rank pair entirely within the reserve can be cleared immediately without touching any column.
Scan the reserve cards for same-rank pairs at the start of each turn, before evaluating column-top options. Reserve-reserve pairs are free progress that costs nothing from the column structure.