The Reversal (Double Deck Solitaire Game)

Rules

1. Families are formed in suit upon the deuce-foundations in ascending sequence, ending with ace; upon ace-foundations in descending sequence through king, queen, etc., down to deuce.
2. Cards as dealt, all cards dropped to the right, and the exposed cards of the auxiliary packets, are available.

Play

Deal four cards in a row, and drop the next two dealt cards to the right; deal four more cards upon the first four, and again drop two to the right, as seen in the Tableau. These four packets are the auxiliary cards.

As the four aces and deuces of different suits appear, place the aces in a row below, and the deuces in a row above, the auxiliary row. These aces and deuces are the foundations for families according to Rule 1.

When all the suitable cards have been played upon the foundations, deal four more cards upon the auxiliaries, dropping two more cards to the right, and repeat the same routine until the pack is exhausted; then, if necessary, the dropped cards and the auxiliaries may be gathered together, and two fresh deals allowed; a fourth deal is also permissible, but without any dropped cards.

If the Patience is successful, the ace row and the deuce row will have changed places.

(From Dick's games of patience: or, Solitaire with cards, ed. Harris B. Dick [1898].)