The most popular and addictive single player card game.

Solitaire belongs to the family of one-person card games.

The cards are dealt randomly and placed on the table in some order, then by moving one card at a time, we try to put them in a different order by following the exact rules.

The Pack:

The standard 52-card pack is used.

Goal:

The goal is to get the four suits built onto the foundations from aces up through kings.

Setup:

The computer shuffles the deck, then deals out 28 cards into seven piles, in the following manner, called a tableau: The first pile (left to right) includes one card, the second pile includes two cards, the third pile includes three cards, etc., so that the last pile has seven cards. It turns the top card on each pile face up, so that there are 7 face-up cards. It sets the remaining cards aside, forming a draw pile.

Foundations:

As they become available, the four aces must be played above the tableau; these are the four foundations. Cards of the same suit may be played on each ace in ascending order, from low (2) to high (king).

The computer allows you to move cards back and forth between the foundations and the tableau.

Playing on the Tableau:

On the tableau, cards are played in descending order, alternating colors. Always play cards on the tableau so that every card below it remains partially visible so that you can tell which cards are in the column.

Example: The 10 of hearts may be played on either the Jack of clubs or the Jack of spades. The 5 of clubs may be played on either the 6 of hearts or 6 of diamonds.

Anytime you move a card from one pile of the tableau to another, turn the revealed face-down card face up. This card is now available to be played or played upon.

If a column in the tableau is emptied, any visible king (or a visible king with other cards on top of it) can be moved to fill that space.

Gameplay:

Turn cards from the draw pile over one at a time. If the card you turn over is playable (either on a foundation or on the tableau), you may do so. If not, add it to a face-up discard pile. The top card on the discard pile is always available to be played.

Winning:

You win Klondike Solitaire by building all four suits up from ace to king.

Have fun!