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klondike

card game
Also known as: canfield

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Klondike is a popular card game played by one person, often referred to as solitaire. The objective is to arrange cards in numerical order, typically separated by suit. While originally thought to be a form of fortune-telling, it evolved into a game of skill and strategy.

Key components of Klondike and similar solitaire games include:
* Building Piles: Where cards are arranged in sequence, often by suit.
* Stock: A shuffled deck from which cards are drawn.
* Tableau: A layout of cards where unplayable cards can be temporarily stored.
* Wastepile: Where cards are placed if they cannot be played to the building piles or tableau.

A variation called "double solitaire" is played by two people, each managing their own game of Klondike but able to build on their opponent's aces. The winner is the player who plays the most cards to the center.12

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