Crescent is a two-deck solitaire variant with a satisfying push-pull shape. Four foundations climb from Ace to King, four descend from King to Ace, and sixteen tableau piles feed both directions.
The board at a glance
Aces start the ascending foundations, Kings start the descending foundations, and the remaining cards sit face up in sixteen tableau piles. Move tableau top cards onto matching foundations, or build tableau piles down by suit to free the next card.
Why foundation direction matters
Because a suit can move up from Ace and down from King, you are often choosing which side of the suit to clear first. Sending too many cards one way can strand ranks that needed the opposite foundation.
Crescent habits
- Scan every suit before committing a card to a foundation.
- Use empty piles as temporary suit lanes, not random storage.
- Move a foundation top card back to the tableau when it unlocks a better sequence.
- Use Hint to surface a legal foundation move, then Undo if it blocks the other direction.
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Open Crescent
Start a two-deck deal and practice clearing each suit from both ends.
