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La Belle Lucie Solitaire rules.
Build down through the fans.

Play La Belle Lucie Solitaire with 18 face-up fans. Move one card at a time, build down in suit and save two redeals for blocked positions.

1 playerSolo patience18 fansTwo redealsNew to the game?
The short version ↓

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FAN THE DECK. BUILD IN SUIT.

Try a guided position.

Play four short lessons, then try a full shuffled deal.

Four lessons · One full pack
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THE IDEA IN ONE MINUTE

Get started.
Learn the key moves.

Play La Belle Lucie Solitaire with 18 face-up fans. Move one card at a time, build down in suit and save two redeals for blocked positions.

See how moves work ↓
  1. 01

    Deal 18 fans

    Deal 17 fans of three face-up cards and a final fan of one card. Keep four places free for the foundations.

  2. 02

    Build down in suit

    Move the exposed card of a fan onto an exposed card one rank higher in the same suit. A 7♥ goes on an 8♥. A group cannot move together.

  3. 03

    Finish all four suits

    Win by moving all 52 cards to the foundations. This version follows the two-redeal rule without a final free draw.

LA BELLE LUCIE SOLITAIRE RULES, MADE VISIBLE

The rules.
From deal to finish.

Before covering a card, look under it. A low card trapped in the destination fan may be more useful than the move you can make now.

01
DEAL

Deal 18 fans

Deal 17 fans of three face-up cards and a final fan of one card. Keep four places free for the foundations.

02
BUILD

Build down in suit

Move the exposed card of a fan onto an exposed card one rank higher in the same suit. A 7♥ goes on an 8♥. A group cannot move together.

03
SPACE

Redeal when blocked

Leave empty fans empty. When no legal moves remain, gather only the cards in the fans, shuffle and deal fresh fans of up to three. You can do this twice.

04
SUITS

Build up from aces

Move an exposed ace to an empty foundation. Build each foundation in suit, one rank at a time, up to the king. Foundation cards stay in place on a redeal.

05
FINISH

Finish all four suits

Win by moving all 52 cards to the foundations. This version follows the two-redeal rule without a final free draw.

06
PRACTISE

Look below the exposed cards

Check whether a fan already contains a low card of the same suit before putting another card on top.

Read the rules reference.

KEEP IT BY THE CARDS

A little reminder.
A clearer game.

Print the La Belle Lucie Solitaire reference or save it as a PDF from your browser’s print window.

LA BELLE LUCIE SOLITAIRETHE TABLE-SIDE GUIDE · CARD GAME RULES

The aim: move all 52 cards to the foundations.

Deal 18 fans
Deal 17 fans of three face-up cards and a final fan of one card. Keep four places free for the foundations.
Build down in suit
Move the exposed card of a fan onto an exposed card one rank higher in the same suit. A 7♥ goes on an 8♥. A group cannot move together.
Redeal when blocked
Leave empty fans empty. When no legal moves remain, gather only the cards in the fans, shuffle and deal fresh fans of up to three. You can do this twice.
Build up from aces
Move an exposed ace to an empty foundation. Build each foundation in suit, one rank at a time, up to the king. Foundation cards stay in place on a redeal.
Finish all four suits
Win by moving all 52 cards to the foundations. This version follows the two-redeal rule without a final free draw.

Play with a standard 52-card deck.

LEARN IT. DEAL IT. ENJOY IT. ♣
GOOD QUESTIONS

A familiar game.
A clear answer.

Can an empty fan take a card?+

No. Fans are rebuilt only on a redeal.

Is this Three Shuffles and a Draw?+

This version leaves out the free draw that distinguishes that variant.

One more turn.
One more game.

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