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Fans (La Belle Lucie) · Old Town

Cruel Solitaire

Rebuild twelve same-suit tableau piles as often as the layout changes.

Decks
1
Pace
Medium
Difficulty
Hard
Family
Fans (La Belle Lucie)

Select an exposed card, then a highlighted destination.

Build foundations up by suit and tableau down by suit. Move one card; redeal whenever the tableau changes.

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1 / 13

♦

1 / 13

♥

1 / 13

♠

1 / 13

Pile 1

4 cards

Pile 2

4 cards

Pile 3

4 cards

Pile 4

4 cards

Pile 5

4 cards

Pile 6

4 cards

Pile 7

4 cards

Pile 8

4 cards

Pile 9

4 cards

Pile 10

4 cards

Pile 11

4 cards

Pile 12

4 cards

Cruel at a glance

Cruel opens like Perseverance: four Aces on foundations, and the other 48 cards face up in twelve piles. Only single cards move between piles, but redeals are unlimited while the layout changes.

Key rule

At a standstill, gather and redeal the tableau. Another redeal is allowed only if the arrangement changes.

Read the Cruel strategy guide for practical decisions as the layout changes.

Cruel is part of Old Town · Fans (La Belle Lucie) and is a variant of Perseverance. Only one card moves at a time, and redeals may continue as long as the layout changes.

More Fans (La Belle Lucie) games

  • Perseverance — Twelve same-suit piles, movable runs and two tableau redeals.
  • La Belle Lucie — Eighteen fans, strict suit-down building.
  • House in the Woods — Thirty-five fans build both ways in suit without redeals.
  • House on the Hill — Eight foundations start on Aces or Kings beneath thirty-five fans.
  • Shamrocks — Fan variant with rank-adjacent tableau moves.
  • The Fan — No-redeal La Belle Lucie, kings fill empty fans.

Also try

  • Beleaguered Castle (Castle games) — Eight columns flanking four aces.
  • Calculation (Waste-pile builders) — Race four foundations built by fixed increments.
  • Canfield (Canfield family) — Compact reserve patience with wrap-around foundations.

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