Move all cards to the Foundations.
Forty cards are dealt to 10 piles. These piles are built down in suit. Only the top card of a pile is available for playing, and spaces can be filled by any card.
Cards from the Talon are turned over to the Waste pile, one at a time. You can move the leftmost card to the playing piles or the Foundations. There is no redeal.
This is a classic solitaire game that probably dates back to the nineteenth century. It is known by many names, such as Napoleon at St. Helena, Big Forty and Le Cadran.