The deal
Lay 25 cards in a five-by-five grid and keep the remaining 27 cards in stock.
Pairing & removal · The Bazaar
Lay 25 cards in a five-by-five grid and keep the remaining 27 cards in stock.
Select a card, then choose a highlighted destination.
Lay 25 cards in a five-by-five grid and keep the remaining 27 cards in stock.
Remove equal-rank pairs that touch horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. When ready, tidy the remaining cards leftward in reading order and refill from stock.
Discard all 52 cards as adjacent pairs.
A visible pair can be worth postponing if removing a different pair will bring a third matching card alongside its mate.
Monte Carlo is part of The Bazaar · Pairing & removal.