TABLEAU - At the begining player is dealt 28 cards into seven piles. The first pile (left to right) gets one card, the second pile gets two cards, and so on, so the last pile gets seven cards. This set of piles is known as the tableau. The top card of each pile in the tableau is turned face up, so that there are 7 face-up cards.
RESERVE - 1 card each is dealt to 7 reserve piles.
FOUNDATION - Four foundation piles. First foundation pile is dealt 1 card which acts as the lead card for the game.
STOCK - Remaining cards are set aside forming a stock pile.