Solitaire

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Solitaire (Klondike) — rules and how to play

This page documents the exact Klondike Solitaire (Draw 1) rules implemented in Solitarium.io.

Objective

Move all 52 cards to the four foundation piles, building each foundation up by suit from Ace to King.

Setup

  • 7 tableau columns are dealt with 1–7 cards (left to right). Only the top card of each column starts face-up.
  • The remaining cards form the stock (face-down). The waste pile starts empty.

Piles (what each area is)

  • Stock: face-down draw pile (click to draw).
  • Waste: face-up pile of drawn cards (only the top card is playable).
  • Foundations: four suit piles (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs) built up from Ace → King.
  • Tableau: 7 columns where most play happens; cards build down in alternating colors.

Allowed moves

  • Tableau builds: place a card onto a tableau column if it is one rank lower and the opposite color (example: 8♥ on 9♣). Empty tableau columns accept Kings only.
  • Move stacks: you can move a face-up sequence of cards between tableau columns only if that whole sequence is a valid descending, alternating-color run.
  • Foundations: place a card onto a foundation if it is the same suit and one rank higher (Ace starts an empty foundation).
  • From waste: the top waste card can be moved to a foundation or to a tableau column if legal.
  • From foundations: you can move the top card of a foundation back to a tableau column if legal.
  • Flip: when a tableau column’s top card is face-down, you can flip it face-up (and after moving cards away, the new top card auto-flips when needed).

Stock / redeal (Draw 1)

  • Click Stock to draw 1 card to Waste (it becomes face-up).
  • When Stock is empty, clicking it recycles the entire Waste back into Stock (reversed and face-down). This can be done any number of times.

Controls and helpers

  • Drag and drop: drag a card (or valid stack) to a tableau column or foundation to make a move.
  • Double-click / double-tap: attempts an automatic move for the selected top card (to a foundation if possible; otherwise to a legal tableau move).
  • Undo / redo: Undo is available in the HUD and via Cmd/Ctrl+Z; Redo via Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Z (or Ctrl+Y on Windows).
  • Hint: suggests a legal move when one exists.

Auto-finish

Auto-finish becomes available when Stock is empty, Waste is empty, and all tableau cards are face-up. It then repeatedly moves available top tableau cards to foundations.

Saving and sharing

  • Your progress auto-saves locally in the browser and restores if you refresh or reopen the tab.
  • Use Share to copy a short link that recreates the same starting deal (seed-based).