Concertina

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1 Deck.  Medium (50%).  Mostly Skill.

 

Object

To discard all the cards.

 

Layout

stock (top left, face down) -  Turn over 1 card at a time to the tableau by clicking.  No redeals.

 

tableau - where cards are dealt from the stock.  Cards are dealt in a row.  Any card may be matched with the card immediately previous to it or with the card 3 cards previous to it if the cards are of the same suit or rank.  For example, if the cards in the row are the 3 , 5 , 9 , 9 , the 9 can be matched with either the 9 (because they are the same rank and the 9 is one card previous) or the 9 can be matched with the 3 (because they are the same suit and the 3 is 3 cards previous).  Both matched cards are discarded and removed from play.  When cards reach the end of the screen the cards will go down to the next row in serpentine fashion.

 

History

Concertina was invented by Gregg Seelhoff, accidentally, when he used incorrect rules for the similar game, Accordion.  The difference is that in Concertina, both matched cards are discarded, instead of only one, making this an easier game.

 

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