tableau pile

collocation in English

meaningsoftableauandpile

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tableau
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtæb.ləʊ/us
/ˈtæb.loʊ/
an arrangement of people who do not move or speak, especially on a stage, who represent a view of life, an ...
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pile
noun
uk
/paɪl/us
/paɪl/
objects positioned one on top ...
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(Definition oftableauandpilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But on the last redeal, there is no more reserve; all cards are dealt four at a time, one on eachtableaupile.
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Only the top most card of atableaupilecan be moved to a foundation pile.
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Available for play to the foundations (which are above the four tableau piles) are the top cards of eachtableaupile.
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Four cards are dealt below the aces, each starting atableaupile.
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If atableaupileis empty, any card can be place at the location of the empty pile.
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First, four cards are dealt face-up, one onto eachtableaupile, and two more cards are dealt face-down on the reserve to be used later.
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The top card of anytableaupilemay also be played onto one of the foundation piles if it is the next number in the appropriate sequence for that foundation.
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The top cards on the tableau piles are available for building on the foundations and on the tableau.
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The tableau piles which fill the majority of the figure are where most of the game play actually occurs.
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One face-up card is placed on the first column, then eight cards are each placed face-down on the other eight tableau piles.
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The tableau piles build down by rank, and in-suit sequences can be moved together.
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After that, sixteen cards are dealt into two rows of eight cards each, forming the bases for the sixteen tableau piles.
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The top cards of each pile are available for play to the foundations or on the tableau piles.
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The top cards of each tableau piles are available for play on the foundations or on other tableau piles.
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The top cards of the tableau piles (initially containing one card) are available for play both on the foundations and on the reserve.
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Over these eight face-down cards are one face-up card and seven face-down cards, and so on until all nine tableau piles have a face-up card.
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These are the bases for the tableau piles.
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These form the bases of the twelve tableau piles.
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Below the foundations are eight tableau piles each starting with one card each.
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