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Peter Voke's tougher Baker's Dozen: ten piles instead of thirteen, alternating colors, and no mercy for buried Kings. Hard, single deck, just a 6% win rate.

Peter Voke designed this tougher take on Baker's Dozen Solitaire: ten tableau piles instead of thirteen, building down by alternating color instead of any suit, and no mercy for the Kings in the deal. It's hard, with a 6% chance of winning, played with a single deck, and skill matters more than luck.

Ten By One Solitaire adds one free cell to the same layout, and Winery Solitaire adds two.

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How to play Vineyard Solitaire

Layout:

4 foundation piles: Build up from Ace to King in the same suit.

10 tableau piles: Build down by alternating color. Only one card moves at a time, and any card can fill an empty space. At the start, the first two piles get six cards each and the rest get five, all face-up.

Foundation:

There are four foundation piles.

Any ace can be moved onto an empty foundation pile to start it. From there, a card can be added only if it's one rank higher and the same suit as the pile's current top card, so the only card that fits on a 7 of clubs is an 8 of clubs.

The top card of each foundation can be moved back into play if another pile will accept it.

Tableau:

Ten tableau piles hold the deck, the first two with six cards each and the rest with five. Every card is dealt face-up.

A card can be added to a tableau pile only if it's one rank lower and the opposite color of the pile's current top card, so a 10 of hearts takes only a 9 of spades or a 9 of clubs.

Any tableau card not covered by another can move to the foundation or any other tableau pile.

Any card can fill an empty slot in the tableau.