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Klondike Solitaire
The classic. Build four suits from Ace to King. Draw 1 or Draw 3, winnable deals.
Spider Solitaire
Two decks, ten columns. Clear runs from King down to Ace. 1, 2 or 4 suits.
FreeCell
Every card face up. Four free cells. Nearly every deal can be won.
Pyramid Solitaire
Pair cards that add up to 13 and clear the pyramid. Kings go alone. 1, 3 or unlimited passes.
TriPeaks Solitaire
Clear three peaks with cards one higher or lower. Long runs build a streak score.
Golf Solitaire
Seven columns, one waste pile. Play one rank up or down and finish with no cards left.
Yukon Solitaire
No stock to draw from. Move any face-up card with everything on top of it.
Scorpion Solitaire
Build same-suit runs from King to Ace. Move any face-up stack, one small deal.
Forty Thieves
Two decks, ten columns, one card at a time, one pass through the stock.
Canfield Solitaire
Empty the 13-card reserve. Foundations start at a random rank and wrap King to Ace.
Baker’s Dozen
Thirteen open columns, Kings tucked underneath. Build down in any suit, one card at a time.
Beleaguered Castle
The Aces start on the foundations. Eight open rows, single-card moves, no free cells.
Eight Off
FreeCell’s roomier cousin: eight free cells, same-suit building, Kings only in empty columns.
La Belle Lucie
Eighteen fans of cards, same-suit building and two reshuffles. Play it classic or with the merci.
Accordion Solitaire
Squeeze a row of 52 cards into one pile by matching suit or rank, one or three spaces to the left.
Solitaire guides
Rules, strategy and real win odds from our own solver. All guides
- How to play solitaire The table, the rules and your first few moves, explained with a sample deal. Includes a glossary of every solitaire term you will run into.
- Klondike strategy Which column to dig into first, when to hold a card back from the foundation, how to pick the right King, and how Draw 3 changes everything.
- Odds of winning solitaire We ran thousands of deals through our own solver. Here is how often Klondike, Spider and FreeCell can be won, and what the numbers do and do not mean.
- FreeCell strategy How many cards you can really move at once, with worked examples, plus a move-by-move walk through the opening of deal #1.
- Spider strategy Why an empty column is worth more than anything else on the table, when to deal from the stock, and how your plan should change as you add suits.
- Draw 1 vs Draw 3 How each setting works, what it does to your odds and your score, and how to handle the stock in Draw 3.
- Pyramid strategy Count partners before you pair, use the waste card first, and make every pass through the stock count.
- TriPeaks strategy Trace the longest run before you play, uncover face-down cards, and see why one long streak beats two short ones.
- Golf strategy Every column card is face up, so plan whole runs, handle the Kings, and spend 16 stock cards wisely.
- Types of solitaire games Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, TriPeaks, Golf and four more, compared by difficulty, luck and time per game.
- History of solitaire Patience books in the 1800s, the shaky gold rush story behind Klondike, and how Windows 3.0 put solitaire on every desktop.
- Solitaire glossary Tableau, foundation, waste, free cell, wrap-around and more, explained in plain English from A to Z.
- Solitaire for seniors What solitaire can and cannot do for your mind, what the research says, and how to make play comfortable.
Why play here?
- Built for comfort. Large card corners, clear red and black suits, and a table that fits your screen.
- Play your way. Drag and drop, or tap a card to send it to the best spot. Undo as many moves as you need.
- Pick up where you left off. Your game and your stats are saved in your browser automatically.
- Fast and light. No plugins and no downloads – the game loads in a moment, even on mobile data.