Building Terms
Building (or Packing) involves cards being placed in stacks or cascades according to various rules. The "Building" terms are usually combined in game explanations. For instance, a game may describe "building up in sequence by suit". The terms in this table are generally preceded by the word "building" (as in the previous sentence).
| Term | Alternate terms | Description |
|---|---|---|
| By suit | Cards can only be placed on a card of the same suit | |
| By suit sequence | By suit in sequence | |
| By color | Cards can only be placed on a card of the same color (Diamonds and Hearts are considered Red, Spades and Clubs are Black) | |
| By alternating colors | Cards can only be placed on a card of the opposite color | |
| By any other suit | By any suit but the same | Cards cannot be placed on a card of the same suit. |
| Wrapping | Building round the corner | Building through the Ace, so that for example the sequence King, Ace, Two is allowed |
| In multiples | Cards can only be placed on the card two, three or four higher or lower: a Jack is considered as an eleven, a Queen as a twelve and a King as a thirteen. Modular arithmetic is often applied, e.g., an Ace can be placed on a Queen if building up by two is required (or in other words, wrapping is often used) |
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