Play Terms
The terms above are useful for describing the rules of the game. The terms in this section tend to be more useful for describing things happening during the state of play. Most are derived from Lady Cadogan (see below).
| Term | Alternate terms | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Available cards | Those that are not "blocked" by other cards, i.e., not forbidden by the particular rules of each game, to be used. | |
| Released cards | Those that, by the removal of the cards that blocked them, have now become available. | |
| Suitable cards | Those whose value and suit fit them to be played or placed in the tableaux. | |
| Base card | The first card which must go on a pile; typically this refers to aces on foundation piles | |
| Topmost card | The card in a pile which doesn't have any cards on top of it; this is true even if the cards are fanned down | |
| Redeal | When the Stock pile is empty, to take the Waste, turn it over, and place it in the Stock | |
| Marriage | The placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value. Any number may be placed on each other in this way. | |
| Lane | Space | An empty space in the tableau, which has been formed by the removal of an entire row of cards. |
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