Tabletop games
Napoleon at St Helena
Sinister Fish Games, 2021
Napoleon at St Helena is a tabletop game published by Sinister Fish Games in 2021. It is played with 1 to 5 players, from age 10 and in about 30 to 60 minutes.
- players
- 1–5
- minutes
- 30–60
- years
- 10+
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The box
- Publishers
- Sinister Fish Games, Hobby Japan, Universal, Latestbuy Toy Box
- Designer
- Haakon Gaarder
- Artwork
- Haakon Gaarder
- Year of release
- 2021
- Also known as
- Lucas · Indian · Maria · Red and Black
About the game
Napoleon at St Helena is a 2-deck patience or solitaire card game for one player. It is quite difficult to win, and luck-of-the-draw is a significant factor. The emperor Napoleon often played patience during his final exile to the island of St Helena, and this is said to be the version he probably played. Along with its variants, it is one of the most popular two-deck patiences or solitaires. The winning chances have been estimated as 1 in 10 games, with success typically dependent on the player's ability to clear one or more columns. The game is the progenitor of a large family of similar games, mostly with variations designed to make it easier to win, or "get out"
Alternative names include Le Cadran ('The Dial') and, in the US, Forty Thieves, Big Forty and Roosevelt at San Juan.Known barcodes
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- 0604565354129Streets
- 8023543450998Limited Edition Deck
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