Bisley

All Cards Visible • Dual Foundations • Total Strategic Control
Bisley Solitaire

Bisley Solitaire is a fascinating "open" solitaire game where the entire deck is dealt face-up into the tableau. With no hidden cards and no stock pile, success depends entirely on your ability to sequence moves and manage the foundation piles that build both up from Aces and down from Kings.

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How to Play

1

The Open Deal

All 52 cards are dealt face-up into 13 columns. The four Aces are immediately moved to start the bottom foundation row. The four Kings will start the top foundation row as they become available.

2

Bidirectional Foundations

This is Bisley's twist: build up on Aces (A, 2, 3...) and down on Kings (K, Q, J...). When two foundations of the same suit meet in the middle, they are combined to clear the suit!

3

Tableau Sequencing

Build the tableau piles up or down by suit (e.g., a Spade 7 on a Spade 8, OR a Spade 9 on a Spade 8). Only one card can be moved at a time.

4

No Empty Spaces

Unlike many other solitaire games, when a column in Bisley is cleared, it stays empty. You cannot move cards into empty spaces, making every column a precious resource.

The Bisley Guide

Is Bisley winnable?
Yes! Bisley has a very high win rate for skilled players because there is no "luck of the draw" from a hidden stock. It is a pure logic puzzle.

Building Rule:
Remember: Tableau building is strictly by suit. You can move a Heart 5 onto a Heart 4 or a Heart 6.