BLACK HOLE

Cosmic Golf for one player

Players 1 Cards 52 Type Fan-type solitaire

Down

A black hole is a type of degenerate star that swallows up all matter unlucky enough to fall within its gravitational reach. This game, derived from a traditional one variously called "Golf" and "One Foundation", purports to illustrate the process.

Layout: Put the Ace of spades in the middle of the board as the base or "black hole". Deal all the other cards face up in seventeen fans of three, orbiting the black hole - like this:
Object: To build the whole pack into a single pile of 52 cards based on the black hole.
Play: The exposed card of each fan is available for building. Build in ascending or descending sequence regardless of suit, going up or down ad lib and changing direction as often as necessary. Ranking is continuous between Ace and King.
Example: In the illustrated layout you could start by playing off

However, it's generally not advisable to go up and down too often, and I actually brought this one out without once changing the direction of building.

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Index	BLACK HOLE Cosmic Golf for one player Players 1 Cards 52 Type Fan-type solitaire	Down
	A black hole is a type of degenerate star that swallows up all matter unlucky enough to fall within its gravitational reach. This game, derived from a traditional one variously called "Golf" and "One Foundation", purports to illustrate the process.
	Layout Put the Ace of spades in the middle of the board as the base or "black hole". Deal all the other cards face up in seventeen fans of three, orbiting the black hole - like this: Object To build the whole pack into a single pile of 52 cards based on the black hole. Play The exposed card of each fan is available for building. Build in ascending or descending sequence regardless of suit, going up or down ad lib and changing direction as often as necessary. Ranking is continuous between Ace and King. Example In the illustrated layout you could start by playing off However, it's generally not advisable to go up and down too often, and I actually brought this one out without once changing the direction of building.