Read which cell a foundation move will open.
Four Aces begin the foundations. The remaining cards arrive in rows of eight. A cell in the middle is playable only when the cell immediately below it is empty; the first and newest rows are available. Foundation moves create the gaps that reach older cards.
Last updated: September 2026
Use the gap below a target
When two same-suit foundation plays are available, compare their columns. Removing a card in the newest row makes the card directly above that gap accessible. Removing an available card in a different column may advance a foundation without opening the rank you need next.
Suppose a middle-row Six of Clubs is covered by the cell below it. Playing that lower cell to a foundation exposes the Six, but the Six still needs a Five of Clubs on its foundation. Opening a cell and being able to play its card are separate questions.
Account for the first-row refill
While stock remains, moving a card from one of the first eight cells automatically replaces it from stock. The refill can change the opening row without spending the separate deal action. Later rows do not refill in that way. A stock deal adds another row of up to eight face-up cards; it can cover cards in the row that was just accessible.
After stock empties, every remaining cell becomes available in this implementation. The endgame changes from opening gaps to finding each suit's next foundation rank. Babette uses related row exposure but has a redeal and no automatic first-row refill.