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Build up instead of down: Up and Up wraps from king back to ace so the climb never stops. Hard, single deck, and just a 10% win rate, mostly luck.

Up and Up Solitaire flips Trusty Twelve Solitaire: instead of building down from high to low, you build up from low to high, wrapping from king back around to ace to keep the climb going. It's hard, with a 10% chance of winning, played with a single deck, and luck matters more than skill.

The same family includes Knotty Nines Solitaire and Sweet Sixteen, simple pile-count variations on the idea.

Up and Up Solitaire fans who want the unmodified original will find it at Solitaire.

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How to play Up and Up Solitaire

Layout:

10 tableau piles: Build up in any suit, wrapping from king back to ace. Only one card moves at a time, and an empty spot can take any card, whether it comes from the stock or another pile. Each pile starts with one card, dealt face-up.

Stock: Holds the rest of the deck. Its top card is always face-up and free to move to the tableau whenever you choose.

Tableau:

Ten tableau piles start with one card each, all dealt face-up.

A card can be added to a tableau pile only if it's one rank higher than the pile's current top card, regardless of suit, so the only card that fits on a Q is a K. The tableau wraps, too, so you may also play an ace on a king.

Any tableau card not covered by another card can move to another tableau pile where it fits, or to an empty spot, since any card, of any rank or suit, can start a new pile there.

Only one card may be moved at a time; sequences are not permitted.

Stock:

The stock is made up of leftover cards.

The top card of the stock is always face-up, so you may move it to the tableau whenever you choose.

Notes:

The goal is to get every card into the tableau, regardless of suit. Clearing a space lets you bring in more cards from the stock. Once the stock is empty, the game is over.