Game Instructions

Use Tab to navigate between piles. Press Enter or Space to interact with cards.

Master Card Solitaire

Learn How to Play Agnes Bernauer Solitaire

Build alternating-color tableau sequences, work through seven reserve piles, and complete foundations that start at the master card rank.

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Players
1
Deck
52 cards
Layout
7 reserves
Goal
4 foundations
First game?

Know the Board Before You Move

Learn these four areas first. These terms appear in the rules and hints.

1

Stock

The face-down supply of undealt cards.
2

Reserves

Seven face-up holding piles. Only each top card is playable.
3

Foundations

Four piles that begin at the master rank. The master card already occupies the first foundation.
4

Tableau

Seven face-up columns containing 1 through 7 cards.

Learn How to Play Agnes Bernauer in 60 Seconds

Use these five rules to understand the board and recognize the path to a win.

  1. Read the master cardIts rank starts every foundation and controls empty columns.
  2. Build in alternating colorsPlace one rank lower in the opposite color.
  3. Use reserve topsOnly the top card of each reserve can move.
  4. Fill spaces correctlyA space accepts one rank below the master.
  5. Deal across the reservesA stock tap adds one card to each reserve.

Agnes Bernauer Rules, Demonstrated

Each replay uses real card faces to show one legal rule.

Rule 01

Build down in alternating colors

Example 7♣ on 8♥ is legal. 7♦ on 8♥ is not.
Rule 02

Build upward from the master rank

ExampleWith a Queen master, build Q♥, K♥, A♥, then 2♥.
Rule 03

Deal one card to each reserve

ExampleThe stock covers all seven reserves. Only the top cards remain playable.
Rule 04

Match the master to fill a space

ExampleWith a Six master, a 5 or sequence led by a 5 can enter a space.
Beginner playbook

Best Move Order for Beginners

  1. Check reserve topsA foundation starter may already be available.
  2. Free buried reserve cardsMove useful top cards before the next row.
  3. Open the foundationsFind the master rank in the other three suits.
  4. Prepare the correct space cardClear a column only when one rank below the master can use it.
  5. Advance evenlyBalanced foundations expose more moves.
Progress at a glance

Scoring and Move Tracking

Score measures progress. It never changes the rules.

Agnes Bernauer scoring
Tableau to foundation +15 points
Reserve to foundation +10 points
Foundation back to tableau -15 points
What gets tracked?Each reserve deal and successful placement counts as a move. There is no redeal, and the score never falls below zero.

Hints, Undo, and Keyboard Controls

Hint identifies one legal source and destination without playing the move.

Hint preview

Follow the trail from 1 to 2

The source may be a tableau or reserve top. The destination respects the master-card rules.

  1. Step 1Find the highlighted reserve card.
  2. Step 2Drag it to the highlighted destination.
  • Undo: restores the previous layout and score.
  • Keyboard: use Tab, then Enter or Space.

Compare the no-reserve original in Agnes Sorel, or review the Agnes Bernauer win rate.

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