Deuces (card game)

Deuces
A Patience game
OriginEngland
Alternative namesTwos, The Twos, The Deuces
Named variantsCourtyard, Square
TypeSimple packer
FamilyNapoleon at St Helena
DeckDouble 52-card
Playing time10 min
Odds of winning1in2

Deuces or Twos is a patience or card solitaire game of English origin which is played with two packs of playing cards. It is so called because each foundation starts with a Deuce, or Two. It belongs to a family of card games that includes Busy Aces, which is derived in turn from Napoleon at St Helena (aka Forty Thieves).