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"Head Patience" Card Game: Doesn't Exist — Likely Confusions

No card game called "Head Patience" exists in standard references (Parlett, Hoyle, Pagat). Likely confusions:

Similar Names

  • Patience: British term for Solitaire (Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, etc.).
  • Headache / Headache Patience: Not standard. Could be misheard Hearts or Hate (variant).
  • Calculation / Broken Intervals: Patience games also called "Head" games in some old texts (mental calculation).
  • Clock Patience: 13 piles in circle like clock face. Also called "Travelers" or "Four of a Kind."
  • Pyramid: Sometimes "Triangle Patience."
  • Golf Patience: Also "Polish Patience" or "Turtle."

Regional / Family Names

Many Patience/Solitaire games have local names. "Head" might refer to:

  • The "head" of the waste pile.
  • A specific layout shape (fan, pyramid, clock).
  • A drinking game variant.

Help Me Identify It

Describe the game:

  • Layout: rows, piles, tableau, foundation?
  • Goal: build suits up/down, pair to 13, clear board?
  • Deck: 1 or 2? Jokers?
  • Any unique rule: "head" card, special moves?
  • Where learned: family, book, app, country?

Most Likely: You Mean "Patience" (Solitaire)

If so, specify which: Klondike (classic), Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, Golf, Clock, Yukon, Forty Thieves... I'll give full rules for any!


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