Choose which suit starts at each fixed base.
Lady Betty draws one card at a time into six waste piles or four foundations. The foundations begin with ranks 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively. The first card on each foundation fixes its suit; subsequent cards follow that suit upward, wrapping King to Ace.
Last updated: September 2026
Track four different rank cycles
The rank printed on each empty foundation is fixed. A 2 of Hearts can start the 2 foundation, but not the 3, 4, or 5 foundation. After that, only the 3 of Hearts can advance it. A different suit can start each remaining foundation; once chosen, a suit cannot switch lanes.
A foundation that began at 5 runs 5 through King, then Ace through 4. Its Ace is needed after King, not at the opening. Keep a note of the next rank and suit for each lane before choosing a waste pile for a drawn card.
Do not cover a near-term card
If the Hearts lane currently shows 7, an exposed 8 of Hearts is ready to play. Putting a different drawn card on it would hide the 8. Placing that card on a pile whose top is not needed soon may preserve the Hearts lane. Six waste piles offer more choice than Sir Tommy, but only the exposed card of each pile can reach a foundation.
A pile dedicated to a suit can simplify tracking, yet a rigid suit assignment can still bury its own next rank under a later card. Compare the actual card on top and its foundation exit before every placement. There is no stock redeal.