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Forty Thieves Solitaire is the classic two-deck card game - and the only one that actually teaches you how to win. A friendly built-in coach watches every move, points out the smart one, and warns you before a mistake quietly loses the game.
Forty Thieves (also known as Napoleon at St Helena, or Big Forty) is famously hard: two full decks, ten columns, eight foundations built up from Ace to King by suit. On the table you build down by suit. No timers, no pressure - just a deep, satisfying solitaire you can learn in minutes and master over time.
WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT
- Learn as you play - the coach explains WHY a move works, so beginners pick up Forty Thieves fast.
- Spot the traps - it warns you before a move that strands a card.
- Big, easy-to-read cards - clear ranks and suits.
- Calm Night mode - a soft dark table for relaxing evening play.
- A real challenge - one of the hardest two-deck patience games, made simple to learn.
HOW TO PLAY FORTY THIEVES
- Build the eight foundations up by suit, Ace to King.
- On the tableau, build down by suit (a 9 on a 10 of the same suit).
- Move one card at a time; an empty column takes any card.
- Draw from the stock when you are stuck - there is no redeal.
- Clear all 104 cards home to win.
Whether you call it Forty Thieves, Napoleon at St Helena, Big Forty, or two-deck patience, this is a calm single player card game with a coach in your corner.
Shuffle, learn, and win.
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What's New in Forty Thieves Solitaire
1.0.3
July 3, 2026