Black Hole screen shot taken from Pretty Good Solitaire
Black Hole
1 Deck.
Object
To move all the cards to the center pile, the Black Hole.
Layout
- Black Hole (center pile) - begins with the Ace of Spades, build up or down regardless of suit, with Ace and King considered consecutive.
- 17 Fans of 3 Cards each - the top card is available for play to the Black Hole.
Play
The deck is dealt face up in 17 fans of 3 cards each.
The Black Hole (the pile in the center starting with the Ace of Spades) is built up or down regardless of suit, wrapping around from King to Ace or Ace to King. The object is to move all 52 cards to the Black Hole.
The entire deck is dealt face up into 13 piles of 4 cards each. The 4 Kings are immediately moved to the bottom of their piles. The top card of each pile is available for play.
History
Black Hole was invented by David Parlett. It is easy to play, but requires a great deal of advance calculation to win. Map out the cards you wish to play to the Black Hole before you play them.
For explanations of the terms used in these rules, see the Glossary of Solitaire Terms.
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