The game is begun by dealing forty-nine cards to the tableau, arranged as seven stacks of seven cards each. The first three stacks are deal with all cards face up; the fourth has three cards face down and four face up; the fifth has four cards face down and three face up; the sixth has five cards face down and two face up; and the seventh has six cards face down and one face up. The three remaining cards are set aside to form the stock.
