Montana Solitaire

📝 Special Statement

Hark, Archivist of the Ascending Suit! You are no longer merely "arranging cards"; you are commanding the powerful, sacred Sequence Protocol, a rigorous test of discipline and logic! 🃏👑

The Sequence Protocol: The Quest for Perfect Order

You stand before a chaotic tableau, where cards are scattered across a row of empty and filled slots. Your sacred mission is absolute: to become the Archivist, organizing the entire row into a perfect, unbroken, ascending sequence, starting from the 2 and ending with the King, all while respecting the rigid laws of the realm! This demands the meticulous focus of a scribe and the strategic patience of a card master! 💡

The Sacred Mechanic: The Two-Part Law of Succession

Your entire strategy is governed by the unbending Law of Succession, a two-part mandate for every move you make:

1. The Move Command: You may only move a card to an EMPTY SPOT on the tableau.
2. The Succession Constraint: The card you are moving can only legally occupy that empty spot if the card immediately to the LEFT of that spot fulfills two precise conditions:
   • Same Suit Mandate: The card to the left must be of the EXACT SAME SUIT (e.g., a Club must follow a Club).
   • Ascending Value Mandate: The card to the left must be ONE VALUE LOWER than the card you are moving (e.g., a 7 must follow a 6).

This means your primary goal is to shift cards so that you can create the necessary, sequential predecessor needed to move the next card in the chain! The only exception to the "card on the left" rule is the 2, which must be positioned into the first empty spot of a new, ascending sequence! 🔄

The Stakes of the Stalled Hand and Final Order

The tension lies in the linear nature of the puzzle! A single misplaced card can stall your entire hand and prevent you from completing the sequence. You must constantly think ahead, using the empty spots as temporary staging areas to correctly position the cards that will enable the next crucial move!

Your ultimate goal is to achieve Perfect Sequential Order across the entire row, fulfilling the ascension from the 2 to the King in every suit! Only by mastering the strategic use of the empty spot and adhering flawlessly to the Law of Succession will you prove yourself the ultimate Archivist of the Ascending Suit! Arrange with purpose, and bring order to the chaos! 🏆✨