The Rules of Idiot's Delight ============================ Idiot's Delight uses a standard 52-card deck (no jokers) with aces ranked high, above kings. The game starts by dealing four cards in a row. You may discard any card that is lower than another card of the same suit. When no more cards can be removed, deal four more cards onto the remainder of the previous deal and remove all possible cards. If a pile is completely depleted, you can move a card from the top of another pile into the space. The game continues in this way, dealing four cards at a time, then removing all possible cards. The game is won if only the four aces are left at the end of the game. Be very careful of which card you move into spaces. The natural inclination is to move aces into spaces as soon as possible, but often it is advisable to consider other possibilities, depending on what cards can be freed up with each move.