The name Accordion appears in the 1950s, Culbertson and Goren allowing a further deal before deciding whether or not to move a packet. The game recorded by Wood & Goddard in 1940 as Tower of Babel allows a player the choice of whether to play an available packet to its left-hand neighbour or to the third packet to the left, but does not say if a player can continue dealing without moving. Tarbart's rules are lax: a packet that can be moved need not be and judgment should be exercised as to whether to play it or not. Dick's rules are strict: a packet must be moved if possible and, if there is a choice, it must be moved to its nearest neighbour. Rules for The Idle Year are published by William Brisbane Dick in 1883 and by "Tarbart" in 1905. It may be the same game that the Italians call Qui Sace (Who Knows?). It is called The Idle Year because "with a well-shuffled pack, it will require about that length of time to accomplish it." Presumably the same logic applies to Methuselah. It was originally called The Idle Year and alternative names occasionally encountered include Tower of Babel and Methuselah. The name Accordion comes from the appearance of the layout as it alternately grows and shrinks during play. The object is to compress the entire deck into one pile like an accordion. It is so named because it looks like accordion pleats, which have to be ironed out. The Idle Year, Tower of Babel, Methuselah, LeapfrogĪccordion is a patience or card solitaire using a single deck of playing cards. For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). For the musical instrument, see Accordion.
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