How to play Royal Parade
Goal - Move all the cards to the Foundation
Decks
- 2 decks (104 cards)
Redeals
- No
Foundation
- Row #1 is built up by suit and by threes: 2, 5, 8, J
- Row #2 is built up by suit and by threes: 3, 6, 9, Q
- Row #3 is built up by suit and by threes: 4, 7, 10, K
- Starts with a 2, 3 and 4 in the left column of the first, second and third rows
- The top card of each pile is available for move
- Two cards can be swapped so long as the swap results in two correctly placed cards
Reserve
- The top card of each pile is available for move
- An empty pile may not be filled
Waste
- Move Aces here
Stock
- Press to deal one card to each Reserve pile
Strategy & tips
- Lock in the 2s, 3s, and 4s first. The starting row positions only matter once all twelve base ranks are placed — until then the parade is half a layout. Use early redeals if any base cards stay stubbornly buried.
- Empty parade slots are your most flexible resource. Don't fill one just because you can; hold it open as a swap space until a critical card needs it.
- Stepped foundations skip ranks. A 6♣ on the middle row needs a 9♣ next — meaning the 7♣ and 8♣ are dead weight on that foundation. Plan around what each foundation actually wants.
- Redeals reshuffle: order is lost. Don't trigger a redeal expecting a specific card — only do it when the current sequence is genuinely stuck.
- Watch the bottom row. The 4 → 7 → 10 → K progression is the longest chain and most likely to dead-end if a key middle rank is misplaced.