Classic Solitaire

How to play

1. On the four foundations you build each suit in ascending order: ace, 2, 3, all the way up to king.
2. In the seven columns you stack cards in descending order with alternating colors: a red 9 goes on a black 10, a black 8 on a red 9.
3. You can move a single card or a whole run of face-up cards from one column to another, as long as the top card of the run fits.
4. When you move the last face-up card off a column, the card below it turns face up.
5. Only a king, or a run starting with a king, can go into an empty column.
6. Click the stockpile to turn cards onto the waste pile. In turn 1 you turn one card at a time, in turn 3 three at a time, and only the top card can be played.
7. When the stockpile is empty, click it again to turn the waste pile back over and go through it again.
8. You win when all 52 cards are on the foundations. Once every card is face up, the Finish button moves them up for you.

Tips and tricks

• Turn over face-down cards as early as possible, starting with the columns that have the most hidden cards.
• Look at the table before you draw: only use the stockpile when there is no useful move left.
• Don't rush cards to the foundations. A low card can still be useful to hold a run in the columns.
• Keep empty columns for a king, ideally a king that frees a long run or an important card.
• In turn 3, think one round ahead: the order in which cards come up changes as you play cards from the waste pile.
• Stuck? Use the hint button or undo a few moves and try another route. There is no penalty.

About Solitaire

Solitaire is the best-known card game you play on your own. In English it is often called patience, and the version most people mean is Klondike: the game that came with Windows for decades. The rules are simple, yet no two games are the same, and good play wins far more often than luck alone.

You play with one deck of 52 cards. Seven columns are dealt on the green felt, with only the top card of each column face up. The rest of the cards form the stockpile in the top left. Your goal is to move every card to the four foundations, one per suit, from ace up to king.

Our Klondike lets you choose how hard you want it. With turn 1 (draw 1) you flip one card at a time from the stockpile and almost every game can be finished. With turn 3 (draw 3) you flip three cards at once and can only play the top one, which makes the game much more of a puzzle. You can go through the stockpile as often as you like in both modes.

Every day there is a daily deal: the same game for everyone, so you can compare your time and moves with friends. Your game is saved automatically, so you can close the page and continue later. Your statistics keep track of games played, win rate, best time, fewest moves and your winning streak.