Card Game Glossary
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Solitaire Terms
Tableau
The main playing area where cards are arranged in columns...
Foundation
The four piles where you build cards from Ace to King...
Stock Pile
The face-down pile of remaining cards you draw from...
Waste Pile
Where cards from the stock pile are placed face-up...
Klondike
The classic solitaire variant most people know...
Alternating Colors
Stacking rule requiring red-black-red-black sequence...
Free Cells
The 4 temporary storage spaces in FreeCell that hold single cards...
Supermove
Moving multiple cards at once using empty cells and columns...
Double FreeCell
Two-deck FreeCell with 8 cells, 8 foundations, and 10 columns...
Baker's Game
A FreeCell variant where tableau building is down by suit...
Beak card (Penguin)
The first dealt card that sets the foundation start rank and
controls empty columns...
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Hearts Terms
Shooting the Moon
Capturing all 26 penalty points to give opponents +26 each...
Passing Cards
The phase where players exchange 3 cards before play...
Breaking Hearts
Playing the first heart card, allowing hearts to be led...
Queen of Spades
The 13-point penalty card also known as the Black Lady...
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Spades Terms
Blind Nil
Bidding zero tricks before seeing your cards...
Bags (Overtricks)
Extra tricks beyond your bid that can penalize you...
Bidding
Predicting how many tricks your team will take...
Trick-Taking
Game mechanic where players play one card each round...
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Gin Rummy Terms
Meld
A set or run of cards in rummy-style games...
Deadwood
Cards not part of any meld in Gin Rummy...
Lay Off
Adding your cards to opponent's melds after they knock...
Knock
Ending the round with 10 or less deadwood...
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