Wind every hour up to its number
Grandfather's Clock
One deck
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Goal: complete the clock. Each of its twelve foundations builds up in suit until its top card shows the hour it stands at: Jack for eleven, Queen for twelve, Ace for one.
- The twelve starting cards are set out before the deal: 9♣ at twelve o'clock, then clockwise 10♥ J♠ Q♦ K♣ 2♥ 3♠ 4♦ 5♣ 6♥ 7♠ 8♦. Ranks wrap from King to Ace.
- The other forty cards are dealt face up into eight columns of five, four each side of the clock.
- Columns build down regardless of suit. Move one card at a time.
- Any card may fill an empty column.
Read its design file 62 lines
Twelve foundations placed at fractional grid positions and turned to face the middle of a clock, each seeded with a named card and none capped: the next hour's seed is what stops each one. This is the file the download button gives you. Make a game explains every part of it.
{
"name": "Grandfather's Clock",
"description": "**Goal:** complete the clock. Each of its twelve foundations builds **up in suit** until its top card shows the hour it stands at: Jack for eleven, Queen for twelve, Ace for one.\n\n- The twelve starting cards are set out before the deal: 9♣ at twelve o'clock, then clockwise 10♥ J♠ Q♦ K♣ 2♥ 3♠ 4♦ 5♣ 6♥ 7♠ 8♦. Ranks wrap from King to Ace.\n- The other forty cards are dealt **face up** into eight columns of five, four each side of the clock.\n- Columns build **down regardless of suit**. Move one card at a time.\n- Any card may fill an empty column.",
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},
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"winCondition": { "kind": "allCardsIn", "depots": "Foundation" },
"tools": "None"
}
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