Klondike
7.1
A card game where you move cards to build piles from ace to king
- noun
- /ˈklɒn.daɪk/
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Klondike
- The rules of Klondike involve sorting the cards into piles by suit from ace to king.
Examples
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She enjoys challenging her friends to a game of Klondike on rainy days.
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I spent the afternoon playing Klondike while listening to my favorite music.
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In the klondike, Mine boss parker schnabel.
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In the klondike, Parker is running 280 yards An hour through sluicifer.
Synonyms
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4.8
A card game for one person where you try to put cards in order
is a popular variant that builds descending alternating-color sequences to sort suits
Surface Forms
Etymology
The card game Klondike is named after the Klondike region because miners and prospectors often played such patience games during the 1896 gold rush. Think of sorting cards into piles like sorting nuggets of gold to remember why the game is all about moving cards into order.