Jokers to the Right

Eliminate the pairs and get the Jokers to the Right.

Inspired by Stealer Wheel's "Big Wheel's keep on Turning" I present to you, "Jokers to the Right".

An original game by me, Darryl E. Clarke.

Here are the official rules:

Setup

Jokers start left most column -- 2 rows, with 4 additinal cards dealt each. (8 playable cards dealt, two jokers already placed)

The playing tableau should resemble this layout:

[J] [x] [x] [x] [x]
[J] [x] [x] [x] [x]

The dealing order is always in an down left order following the sequence shown here:

[J] [1] [3] [5] [7]
[J] [2] [4] [6] [8]

When a joker moves to the right, the sequence remains the same, just offset. Always refill slots in numeric priority.

[1] [J] [3] [5] [7]
[J] [2] [4] [6] [8]

Playing:

• Remove pairs as they appear on the board.
• If an empty slot appears directly to the right of the joker, the joker moves right.
• Fill any other empty slots from the stack.

When there are no more moves you may draw an emergency card. If this emergency card creates a matched pair, continue playing. If no more pairs are available, the game is over.

You may draw an emergency card two (2) times per game only.

Winning:

Get the jokers all the way to the right to win.

Good luck!