Wizard's​ ​Tower

Wizard's​ ​Tower​ ​is​ ​a​ ​solitaire​ ​game​ ​played​ ​with​ ​Tarot​ ​cards.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​described​ ​in​ ​Games
Magazine,​ ​June​ ​1998.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​almost​ ​an​ ​opposite​ ​of​ ​Solitiare​ ​Gin​ ​Rummy:​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​keeping
the​ ​cards​ ​in​ ​your​ ​hands,​ ​you​ ​lay​ ​all​ ​78​ ​of​ ​them​ ​out.​ ​This​ ​game​ ​takes​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​room.​ ​Unless
you're​ ​using​ ​miniature​ ​cards,​ ​you​ ​may​ ​have​ ​to​ ​play​ ​on​ ​the​ ​floor.
Tarot​ ​cards​ ​were​ ​originally​ ​developed​ ​for​ ​a​ ​trick-taking​ ​game​ ​similar​ ​to​ ​Skat​ ​or​ ​Bridge.​ ​That
game​ ​is​ ​still​ ​played​ ​in​ ​Europe.​ ​In​ ​modern​ ​times​ ​in​ ​America​ ​and​ ​Great​ ​Britain,​ ​they​ ​are​ ​mostly
used​ ​for​ ​fortune-telling.​ ​Wizard's​ ​Tower​ ​is​ ​a​ ​completely​ ​different​ ​game,​ ​based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​old
playing-card​ ​solitaire​ ​game​ ​called​ ​Spider.
Deal​ ​out​ ​six​ ​rows​ ​of​ ​thirteen​ ​cards,​ ​face​ ​up,​ ​and​ ​not​ ​overlapping.​ ​Think​ ​of​ ​it​ ​as​ ​thirteen
columns​ ​of​ ​six​ ​cards​ ​each.​ ​A​ ​card​ ​at​ ​the​ ​bottom​ ​of​ ​a​ ​column​ ​(that​ ​is,​ ​nearest​ ​the​ ​player)​ ​is
"exposed"​ ​and​ ​can​ ​be​ ​moved.​ ​An​ ​exposed​ ​suit​ ​card​ ​may​ ​be​ ​placed​ ​below​ ​any​ ​exposed​ ​suit
card​ ​of​ ​the​ ​next​ ​higher​ ​value,​ ​whether​ ​or​ ​not​ ​it​ ​has​ ​the​ ​same​ ​suit.​ ​A​ ​king​ ​may​ ​be​ ​placed
below​ ​an​ ​ace.
If​ ​the​ ​card​ ​you​ ​move​ ​is​ ​the​ ​same​ ​suit​ ​as​ ​the​ ​next​ ​higher​ ​card,​ ​place​ ​it​ ​so​ ​that​ ​it​ ​overlaps​ ​the
higher​ ​card.​ ​A​ ​string​ ​of​ ​cards​ ​in​ ​descending​ ​sequence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​suit​ ​can​ ​be​ ​moved​ ​as​ ​a
unit.
An​ ​exposed​ ​trump​ ​card​ ​(or​ ​"greater​ ​arcana"​ ​card,​ ​as​ ​they​ ​are​ ​known​ ​by​ ​fortune​ ​tellers),​ ​may
be​ ​placed​ ​below​ ​any​ ​exposed​ ​trump​ ​card​ ​of​ ​higher​ ​numerical​ ​value,​ ​not​ ​necessarily​ ​in
sequence.​ ​If​ ​it​ ​is​ ​in​ ​sequence,​ ​place​ ​it​ ​so​ ​that​ ​it​ ​overlaps​ ​the​ ​higher​ ​card.​ ​A​ ​string​ ​of​ ​trump
cards​ ​in​ ​descending​ ​numerical​ ​sequence​ ​can​ ​be​ ​moved​ ​as​ ​a​ ​unit.