or black on red cards alternately. available A card that is available may be picked up and laid down elsewhere. available cards Those that are not blocked or covered by other cards, i.e., not forbidden by the particular rules of each game, to be used. auxiliary sequence A pile of cards that is packed on a depot within the tableau in readiness for being built in the reverse order on the foundations when the time is right. B base, base card See foundation card. below A card is below another if it is nearer to the bottom of the playing board or to the player. See also beneath. beneath A card is beneath another if it is covered or overlapped by it. See also below. black (suits) The suits of Clubs and Spades. blocked The situation when no more legal moves can be made. In some instances the game is automatically lost; in others a grace may be used to unblock the game. Also chockered. build To place one card on the top of the other in sequence, or otherwise, according to the rules. To place cards in their final location, in stacks or cascades according to the rules. build down To place cards one on top of another in descending sequence. Cards may be 'built downward', e.g. from King to Ace. build up To place cards one on top of another in ascending sequence. Cards may be 'built upward', e.g. from Ace to King. buried See covered. C cascade Cards are built on one another, starting from the bottom up. Each card's value and suit is face up, and should be able to be viewed by the player. However, only the top card is available for play. It is most commonly found in addition games. cells In computer games, such as freeCell, cells allow only one card at a time to be placed in them. Any card can be put in a cell. Same as space and formerly known as a depot. chockered See blocked. closed A game of incomplete information in which cards that cannot be played are discarded to a wastepile. See also open and half-open. color, colour In French-suited packs there are two 'colours': red, i.e. the suits of Hearts and Diamonds, and black, i.e. the suits of Clubs and Spades. column A line of cards extending towards the player and usually spread, i.e. overlapping so