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the name
Captive Queens. In this game the name describes the way the Queens are enclosed within the star formed by the foundations. Alluding to the name, Quadrille, but describing the rules for the later game, Parlett calls it as "a pleasant little pictorial which may be said to represent the dance of the cardboard court." The wagon-wheel tableau looks like a
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described a different game called
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arranged in the form of a quadrille (see illustration), with Hearts at the top, Diamonds at the bottom, Spades to the left and Clubs to the right. In each pair the Deuce is on the right. The foundations are
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According to Arnold a successful game takes about 6 minutes to complete and the odds are 2 in 5. Morehead & Mott-Smith give the playing time as 4 minutes and odds of 1 in 2.
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by alternating numbers: the odd numbers on the Ace of the same suit and the even numbers likewise on the Deuce of the same suit as follows:
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Games in which each suit is built on two foundations – up on one and down on the other – as in
Captive Queens, include the twin-pack,
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579:Games of Patience for One or More Players.
729:Quadrille (La Française; Captive Queens)
618:Glossary of patience and solitaire terms
487:Morehead & Mott-Smith (1949), p. 96.
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50:. The earlier one was also known as
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528:. London: Routledge.
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560:. London: Penguin.
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88:The Royal Quadrille
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1547:Fourteen Out
1441:Baker's Game
1429:Open packers
1363:Simple Simon
1287:Intelligence
1277:Four Corners
1134:Royal Parade
1058:Herz zu Herz
1002:Seven Devils
906:Herring-Bone
896:Four Seasons
785:Odd and Even
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603:Odd and Even
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1456:Capricieuse
1420:Stalactites
1186:Calculation
1129:Interregnum
1083:Royal Flush
1063:Hit or Miss
1048:Frustration
1038:Eight Cards
977:Crazy Quilt
775:Monte Carlo
714:Leoni's Own
656:by type - (
317:Contradance
302:court cards
136:foundations
1637:Categories
1400:Black Hole
1381:Open games
1317:St. Helena
1139:Tournament
790:Patriarchs
750:Eagle Wing
724:Precedence
608:Patriarchs
400:References
349:Patriarchs
36:card games
1531:Shamrocks
1461:Eight Off
1415:Salic Law
1322:Stonewall
1236:Sir Tommy
1170:Labyrinth
1153:Blockades
1018:Accordion
931:Westcliff
901:Gargantua
886:Following
866:Deauville
815:Tri Peaks
770:Matrimony
699:The Clock
592:Cotillion
362:Footnotes
291:available
287:wastepile
74:In 1890,
64:quadrille
44:solitaire
32:Quadrille
1506:Päckchen
1501:Mrs. Mop
1476:FreeCell
1471:Fortress
1410:Intrigue
1405:Crescent
1358:Scorpion
1307:Pyramide
1267:Box Kite
1262:Blockade
1257:Algerian
1191:Colorado
1179:Planners
1122:Builders
992:The Plot
967:Canfield
962:Backbone
952:Alhambra
911:Klondike
876:Diplomat
856:Congress
836:Batsford
820:Windmill
694:Birthday
662:glossary
586:See also
577:(1890).
556:(1979).
538:(1949).
524:(1892).
351:and the
311:Variants
295:re-deals
141:built up
40:Patience
1516:Persian
1511:Penguin
1395:Archway
1341:Spiders
1272:Bristol
1245:Packers
1216:Jubilee
1196:Colours
1160:Babette
1043:Elevens
1023:Aces Up
982:Duchess
881:Emperor
841:Big Ben
795:Pyramid
684:Amazons
518:. Penn.
224:tableau
70:History
38:of the
1567:Nestor
1451:Bisley
1368:Spider
1332:Zodiac
1292:Martha
1033:Decade
972:Casket
871:Deuces
861:Corona
780:Moojub
745:Carpet
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1612:Speed
1327:Yukon
1252:Agnes
704:Clock
283:stock
232:build
110:Rules
1622:Spit
1562:Maze
1206:Frog
987:Gate
947:Acme
755:Golf
658:list
562:ISBN
464:ISBN
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