Solitaire — Classic Klondike Card Game

Play classic Klondike Solitaire in your browser. Tap to move cards, build the foundations from Ace to King, and clear the table. Undo, free, no install.

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How to play

Tap a card to auto-move it to a foundation or a valid column. Tap the stock to deal. Use Undo to take back any move.

About Solitaire — Classic Klondike Card Game

Solitaire — properly called Klondike — is the most-played card game in human history, and it earned that title almost by accident. When Microsoft bundled it with Windows 3.0 in 1990, the stated reason was to teach nervous new users how to drag and drop with a mouse. Hundreds of millions of office hours later, it had quietly become a cultural institution.

The game uses a single 52-card deck. Twenty-eight cards are dealt into seven tableau columns, the rest form the stock you draw from. Your job is to build four foundation piles, one per suit, each running from Ace all the way up to King.

The tension comes from the tableau. There you stack cards downward in alternating colors, shuffling sequences around to dig out the face-down cards trapped underneath. Every game is a small logic puzzle — and unlike a shuffle of pure luck, smart play and a well-timed undo turn most deals into a win.

Tips & strategy

  • Always play an Ace or Two to its foundation the moment you can — those cards have no downside sitting up top.
  • Don't rush every card to the foundation. A card left in the tableau can still receive an opposite-colored card; one sent up too early can't.
  • Prioritise moves that flip a face-down card. Every card you turn over is new information and new options.
  • Only clear a column to empty when you have a King ready to fill it. An empty column with no King is wasted space.
  • Deal through the stock early to see what is waiting there before you commit to a tableau plan.
  • Think before emptying the waste — once you recycle, the order of the stock repeats, so plan which cards you want to reach.
  • Stuck? Use Undo freely. Working backwards from a dead end often reveals the move you missed.
  • Chase a high score: turning a card over and sending one to a foundation both add points, while recycling the stock and taking a card back cost you — so reveal cards before you deal again.

Frequently asked questions

How do you play Klondike Solitaire?

Move cards to build four foundation piles from Ace to King, one for each suit. In the tableau you stack cards in descending order and alternating colors. Reveal every hidden card and send all 52 to the foundations to win.

How does the score and win streak work?

You earn points for revealing cards and moving them to the foundations, plus a time bonus for a fast solve; recycling the stock costs a few points. Each win adds to your win streak and total wins, and your best score and best time are saved on your device. Tap the double-arrow button to auto-finish once every card is face-up.

How do I move a card?

Just tap it. The card automatically goes to a foundation if it fits there, otherwise to a valid tableau column. Tap the stock pile to deal a new card. There is no dragging required.

Can I move several cards at once?

Yes. Tap a card in the middle of a column and, if it and every card on top of it form a valid descending alternating-color run, the whole run moves together to another column.

What happens when the stock runs out?

Tap the empty stock pile to recycle — all the cards in the waste pile flip back over and become the stock again. You can recycle as many times as you need.

Is every game of Solitaire winnable?

No. A small fraction of shuffles cannot be solved no matter how well you play. But with careful play and the Undo button, the large majority of deals can be won.

What does the Undo button do?

It takes back your last move, step by step. Undo is unlimited within a game, so you can explore a line of play and reverse it if it doesn't work out.