Pharaoh’s Grave Solitaire

About this version

Two decks provide eight Kings for eight suit foundations. The remaining 96 cards form a one-pass stock. Eight one-card cells can hold waste cards until their matching foundation needs them.

A non-base foundation top can move to the other foundation of its suit when it is the next required rank there.

Plan the stock pass

Every draw covers the previous waste top. Hold a card in an empty cell when it will fit a foundation soon, and keep a cell free for a later blocked rank. The cell cards cannot return to waste.

Read the strategy guide for ways to time those placements.

Related games

Pharaoh’s Grave is part of The Observatory · FreeCell & open packers.

More FreeCell & open packers games

• FreeCell — All cards visible. Use the four cells.
• Penguin — FreeCell-style play with seven flipper cells.
• Seahaven Towers — FreeCell cousin: ten columns, same-suit builds, two cells.
• Baker’s Dozen — Thirteen columns with kings sunk to bottom.
• Bisley — Build by suit in either direction toward eight foundations.
• Castles in Spain — Partly covered columns with alternating-color 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.

Learn

• Pharaoh’s Grave specialist strategy
• How FreeCell & open packers games work
• Terms: Free cell · Building · Same-suit build · Stock · Waste
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