Open useful reserve tops.

Open useful reserve tops

Eight reserves replace the stock, so there is no draw sequence to wait through. Examine all eight visible tops before moving a quilt card; one reserve may accept it while another holds the next rank you need.

Moving a reserve top to a foundation can uncover a buried card. Empty reserves are flexible holding places, but filling one too early can block a better transfer.

Balance the two foundation directions

Each suit builds from both Ace and King. A non-base top can cross to its partner foundation when the rank fits, exposing a card beneath it.

Reverse only when it helps a card from the quilt or reserve enter a foundation. A reversal alone can be undone and does not clear the rug.

Keep the rug opening

The quilt’s alternating orientation makes a short free edge more valuable than an isolated matching rank. Prefer a move that exposes more pieces of the weave.

Since the reserves are face up, you can plan several moves ahead. Check whether the next exposed reserve card will have a legal destination before moving the current top.

Use an empty reserve as a transfer point

When a reserve empties, any available quilt card or reserve top can fill it. This temporary landing place can free a different reserve top and help you uncover a blocked rank without using a foundation move.

Before filling an empty reserve, consider the card underneath the source card. A transfer is valuable when the newly exposed card has an immediate foundation or reserve destination.

There is no stock cycle in Persian Rug. All card locations are visible, so a careful sequence can often be planned several moves ahead. A foundation reversal can provide one more way to connect those sequences.