About Accordion Solitaire

Series Summary

Playing cards date back to ancient China, where they are believed to have originated when paper currency was both the vehicle for the card games and the bet. One popular card game that incorporates playing cards is solitaire. Solitaire is a single-player game played with a deck of 24 cards. It is very popular in the British Isles and the United States. Although it is sometimes called patience in the UK, the term solitaire is gaining popularity in the British Isles due to Microsoft's Windows. If original solitaire is starting to get old, why not learn some new versions? Solitaire is a great way to pass the time and keep the mind active. One version of solitaire is accordion solitaire. This card game got its name from the way the cards are arranged on the table. In this free card game video series, learn how to play accordion solitaire. Our expert, Reg Brittain, is a professional card player that has won some big money. Let him give some tips for winning accordion solitaire. Learn how to deal the cards, and learn how to make moves. Also, Reg demonstrates how to keep score. Identify a loosing hand before it's too late with his help. So, spruce up the ordinary solitaire game by learning accordion solitaire today!

Video Transcript

"You know solitaire hones the mind and passes time. Likewise, does music, it hones the mind if you play it and listen to it, passes time to listen to it, right. Well there is a style of play for solitaire that reminds one of a musical instrument, its called accordion. And you know, it hey, hey, if you master this version of solitaire, by no means does it make you a musician. But it does make you a good solitaire player. The reason it's called accordion, is that throughout the hand, the tableau expands and contracts much like the moving part of the musical instrument. And basically if you follow the rules the whole deal is to move the entire stock, the cards that are shuffled and not yet played, that's called the stock in solitaire. The object is to move the entire stock on the tableau into one pile at the end of the tableau. So let's learn how to do that and see if we can."