Solitaire: free Klondike solitaire online

Classic Klondike solitaire in your browser

This free solitaire game is the patience most people know, played with a mouse, a finger or the keyboard, with no account and nothing to install. Your game in progress and your statistics stay on your device: nothing is sent.

Klondike solitaire rules

The 52 cards are dealt into 7 columns of 1 to 7 cards, 28 cards in all, with only the last card of each column face up. The other 24 make up the stock. The goal is to build the four foundations, one per suit (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs), from ace to king.

• Columns go down in alternating colours: a 7 of hearts goes on an 8 of spades or clubs. A sorted run moves as one block.
• An empty column only takes a king, alone or with its run.
• When the stock runs out, clicking its spot turns the waste back over, as many times as you like.

Draw 1 card or 3 cards

With "1 card", every stock card eventually reaches the top of the waste. With "3 cards", you turn three at once and only the top one can be played: the 24 starting cards form 8 packets of 3, and a card in the middle stays stuck until the one covering it has been played. That is the harder version.

How to play here

1. Pick the draw mode and tick "Winnable deals only" if you want it.
2. Drag a card or a run, or click it: it goes to its foundation when it can, otherwise to a column. So a double-click also sends a card to its foundation.
3. "Undo" takes back one move, with no limit. "Hint" highlights a move you can make.
4. With "Auto-finish" ticked, the rest goes up on its own once every card is face up.

On a keyboard, Tab or the arrow keys change pile, Enter picks up and then drops, and the Up arrow takes more cards from a column. Every move is read out, for example "7 of hearts on 8 of spades".

Scoring

Card placed on a foundation: 10 points. Card moved from the waste to a column: 5 points. Face-down card turned over: 5 points. Card taken back from a foundation: minus 15. Waste turned back into the stock: minus 20 in draw 1, nothing in draw 3. A win with no penalties is worth at least 52 × 10 + 21 × 5 = 625 points, since 21 cards start face down.

Strategy tips

• Turn over hidden cards first, starting with column 7, which hides 6 of them.
• Empty a column only when a king can use it.
• Don't rush everything to the foundations. A black 5 sent up too early may be missed when a red 4 needs a home.

Why some deals cannot be won

If none of the 7 face-up cards and none of the 24 stock cards can be played anywhere, the game is lost before it starts. The "Winnable deals only" option looks for a solution to each deal before dealing it, up to 25,000 positions per deal and 2.5 seconds in total. That search can see the face-down cards, so a winnable deal can still be lost with the wrong choices. If no deal is checked in time, a message tells you the deal is an ordinary one. Patience games have been known since at least the 19th century, and this seven-column layout is still one of the most widely played.

Frequently asked questions

How many times can I go through the stock?

As many as you like. Each pass costs 20 points in draw 1 and nothing in draw 3.

What does "No moves left" mean?

No card can be played usefully any more, even after taking one back from a foundation. Undo a few moves or start a new game.

Is my game kept if I close the page?

Yes, in this browser: the game, its undo history and the timer come back when you return.

How are the statistics counted?

Separately for draw 1 and draw 3. A game counts from the first move, and starting another one before the end resets your streak.