Solitaire

• Build the four foundations from Ace to King, following suit. Move all 52 cards home to win.
• On the table, build down in alternating colours. Move a single card or a correctly ordered face-up run. Only a King or a run starting with a King can fill an empty column.
• Tap the stock to draw one or three cards. Only the top waste card is playable. When the stock is empty, recycle the waste; there is no pass limit.
• Hidden cards turn over automatically when uncovered. You can bring a top foundation card back to the table. Random deals are not guaranteed to be solvable.

Tap a card to select it, then tap where it should go. You can also drag a card, or a whole ordered run, straight onto its destination. Hint suggests a legal move, not a guaranteed solution. Undo is always available while you have move history. Keyboard: Tab and Enter to select cards and destinations; Ctrl/Cmd+Z to undo.

Deciding between two legal moves

Prefer a move that reveals a face-down card over one that only rearranges an open column. Before emptying a column, check whether you have a King ready to use the space. An empty column without a King cannot help you uncover the next card.

For example, if either of two red sixes can move onto a black seven, prefer the six covering a face-down card over one from an already open column. Keep useful lower cards available when building foundations: a card sent home might still be needed to hold a descending run.

Draw one makes more stock cards immediately accessible; draw three asks you to plan around the top waste card. Neither setting guarantees a winning deal. Use Undo to compare choices and Hint when you need help finding a legal move. For an all-face-up puzzle with reserve spaces, try Ember Solitaire.

Questions players ask

Can any card fill an empty column?

Only a King, or a valid descending alternating-colour run beginning with a King.

Does Hint guarantee I can win?

No. It identifies a legal move. Random deals are not guaranteed solvable, and a legal move may not improve the position.

Can I change draw one to draw three mid-deal?

Changing the deal option starts a new table after confirmation when needed. Resume your saved table to continue the current draw setting.

Keep playing and learning

Try Spider Solitaire for ten columns and same-suit runs; its movement guide explains why placement and lifting use different rules.