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Forty Thieves & two-deck builders · Grand Plaza

Octave Solitaire

Two decks deal three cards to each of eight columns, the first two rows face down. Eight additional face-up grace cards sit beside the tableau; the rest form the stock.

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

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

Stock · 72

♣ 1

♣ 2

♦ 1

♦ 2

♥ 1

♥ 2

♠ 1

♠ 2

Grace 1

Grace 2

Grace 3

Grace 4

Grace 5

Grace 6

Grace 7

Grace 8

Column 1 · 3

Column 2 · 3

Column 3 · 3

Column 4 · 3

Column 5 · 3

Column 6 · 3

Column 7 · 3

Column 8 · 3

The deal

Two decks deal three cards to each of eight columns, the first two rows face down. Eight additional face-up grace cards sit beside the tableau; the rest form the stock.

Playing the tableau

Build down in alternating colors with single cards and build eight suit foundations upward. The stock may be drawn only when the layout is blocked; the drawn card must be played immediately.

Goal and first plan

Use the grace cards, clear the tableau and finish the eight foundations.

Inspect all eight grace cards before considering the stock. They often supply the alternate-color link needed to expose a tableau card.

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Octave is part of Grand Plaza · Forty Thieves & two-deck builders and is a variant of Napoleon at St Helena. Only eight columns are dealt; eight grace cards remain exposed beside a stock used when blocked.

More Forty Thieves & two-deck builders games

  • 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.
  • Dress Parade — Hidden-card alternating-color columns allow packed sequence moves.

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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