It is similar to other members of the Simple Addition family and is also distantly related to Aces Up.

"[3] Brock plagiarises the text verbatim in his 1909 work, but renames it The Baroness Solitaire.

In this game, spot cards are taken at face value, Jacks are worth 11, Queens 12, and Kings 13.

The new top cards are available for play and, once again, any Kings or combinations totalling 13 are moved to the discard pile.

[4] Keller records several variations to increase the chances of winning:[2] The name Thirteens also refers to a closely related game that plays similarly, but begins with a tableau of ten cards in two rows or non-overlapping columns of five each.