British Terms
Here are a few additional terms used by Peter Arnold in his book Card Games for One (ISBN 0-600-60727-5) and may be terms exclusively used in British English in explaining solitaire games.
- Grace — a special move that may be illegal to the rules of the game otherwise.
- Heel — cards set aside for later in the game.
- Worrying Back — putting a card already built on a foundation back into the tableau.
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