SOLITAIRE RULES

Solitaire Rules: The Complete Klondike Guide

Classic Klondike Solitaire is played with one standard 52-card deck. The objective is to move every card to four foundation piles, building each suit from Ace through King.

The seven tableau piles

The tableau contains seven columns. The first column contains one card, the second two, continuing until the seventh contains seven cards. Only the top card in each column starts face up.

The stock and waste

Cards not dealt to the tableau form the stock. When you draw a card, it becomes available in the waste pile. Depending on the rule set, the stock may be played one card at a time or in groups; this site uses a simple one-card draw experience.

Moving cards

Tableau sequences are built downward with alternating colors. For example, a black 9 can be placed on a red 10. A King can start an empty tableau column.

Foundation piles

Each foundation starts with an Ace and continues upward in the same suit until the King.

Winning

The game is won when all 52 cards have been moved into the four foundations.


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