# How to Play LaBelle Lucie Solitaire

### Objective

Your goal is to move all 52 cards to the 4 foundation piles by suit from Ace to King in ascending order. You do this by moving and organizing cards in the tableau.

### The Setup and Play Area

**Foundation piles:** These are the 4 piles where you aim to move playable cards in order from Ace to King by suit. Successfully placing all 52 cards in the foundation wins the game.

**Tableau piles:** This area consists of 18 columns. The first 17 columns face three face-up cards, and the last column has 1 face-up card.

**Stock pile:** There is no stock pile in the game.

**Waste pile:** There is no waste pile in the game.

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### Available moves

* **The last card of each tableau column can be moved to a foundation if it is playable.**
* **You can only move one card at a time in the tableau.** A card may be moved on top of another card at the bottom of a tableau column if it's of the same suit and one rank higher. For example, a 10 of Spades can be placed on top of a Jack of Spades.
* **You cannot move groups of sequenced cards.** You can only move individual cards.
* **You cannot place cards in an empty tableau column.**
* **You win when all cards have been moved to the foundation.**

## Strategy

* **Move aces to the foundations as soon as they’re available.** This will clear the card from the tableau, enabling you to build more.
* **Try to free up lower-ranking cards.** Because foundations are built starting with Aces, try to make low cards available so you can move them out of the tableau into the foundation and make other cards playable.
* **The first visible sequence may not always be the best one.** Plan out your moves to remove as many cards as possible from the tableau.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are some games similar to LaBelle Lucie Solitaire?

A few popular LaBelle Lucie variations include:

* [The Fan](https://solitaired.com/fan), where Kings can be placed in an empty tableau column, making it an easier game.
* [Trefoil](https://solitaired.com/trefoil), where the Aces are placed in the foundations at the beginning of the game, and there are sixteen tableau columns containing three cards each.

### What are the odds of winning?

When looking at 292 random games played, 12 were won, making the win rate 4.11%.

### Who invented La Belle Lucie Solitaire?

While its origins are unknown, the rules were first published in 1870 by Lady Adelaide Cadogan, making the game at least 150 years old.

### What are other popular Solitaire games?

Here are some good games to play: 

* [Solitaire](https://solitaired.com/)
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* [Golf Solitaire](https://solitaired.com/golf)