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me with the single deck patience game that later carried the region s name and the association stuck the game spread through printed collections such as lady adelaide cadogan s victorian patience books and the many games of patience volumes that followed for decades it was simply one of dozens of documented patiences no more famous than canfield or forty thieves its explosive modern popularity came from software microsoft bundled a klondike game called simply solitaire with windows 3 0 in 1990 partly to teach users the click and drag mouse it became one of the most played computer programs in history and for hundreds of millions of people the words solitaire and klondike now mean exactly the same thing how to win klondike strategy top tip always flip a face down card when you can exposing hidden cards is worth more than almost any other move winning tips in order of importance prefer moves that free up the longest face down piles first don t rush cards to the foundations you may need low cards in the tableau to move other cards around empty columns are powerful but only kings can fill them plan which king and which color you want before emptying a column in turn 3 count the waste cycle the order of the stock repeats so plan which third card you need to unlock deal through the entire stock once early to learn which cards are available before you commit to a risky tableau structure when you have a choice of moves build toward the colors and ranks that will let you unload the waste pile fastest advanced tactics for klondike when choosing which king to move into an empty column pick the color that lets you unload the most cards from the waste and other columns immediately afterward delay recycling the stock until you have exhausted every tableau play each pass through a turn 3 stock reorders which cards land on top keep a mental note of which foundation cards are still buried so you don t strand a needed low card by playing its color partner up too soon when two columns can each receive the same card prefer the move that exposes a face down card rather than one that merely shuffles face up cards in turn 3 sometimes deliberately play a card you don t need in order to shift the three card grouping and reach a card that was previously skipped avoid emptying a column unless you already hold or can quickly reach a king because an empty column with no king to fill it just freezes usable space build long alternating color runs in the tableau to relocate them wholesale later but keep at least one flexible landing spot for each color common klondike mistakes to avoid rushing every ace and low card up to the foundation you may still need those low cards in the tableau to move other cards around emptying a column with no king ready to fill it you strand usable space that then sits frozen for the rest of the game ignoring face down cards flipping a hidden card is worth more than almost any tidy looking waste play so chase the flips first in turn 3 dealing through the stock at random the order repeats so plan which third card you need before you cycle it klondike variations turn 1 vs turn 3 turn 1 deals a single stock card per click and is far more forgiving turn 3 deals three at once with only the top card playable hiding two of every three cards and demanding careful counting vegas scoring you buy the deck for 52 and earn 5 per card sent to a foundation playing for cumulative bankroll across deals rather than for a clean win which changes when it is worth taking risks thoughtful solitaire all stock and face down cards are shown from the start turning klondike into a pure planning puzzle used by researchers to study how often deals are theoretically winnable klondike by threes with unlimited redeals a common middle ground that keeps the three card deal but lets you cycle the stock as many times as you like softening turn 3 s difficulty considerably double klondike played with two decks eight foundations and nine tableau columns giving a longer busier game with more simultaneous plays to track klondike faq what percentage of klondike games are winnable with perfect play roughly 80 90 of turn 1 deals and about 79 of all klondike deals are theoretically winnable real world win rates are much lower around 43 for skilled turn 1 players and 11 26 for turn 3 what is the difference between turn 1 and turn 3 turn 1 deals one stock card at a time and every card is playable when it appears turn 3 deals three at once and only the top card of the fan is playable which hides two of every three cards per pass and makes planning across redeals essential can every game of klondike be won no some deals are provably unwinnable regardless of play for example when key low cards are buried under their own foundations blockers that s part of the charm knowing when to fight and when to redeal what is a good time for klondike casual wins typically land between 4 and 8 minutes skilled players finish winnable turn 1 deals in under 3 minutes the world s fastest recorded games are under 40 seconds why is klondike also called patience in britain and much of the commonwealth single player card games are collectively called patience and klondike is the most common of them americans adopted the word solitaire instead so the two names refer to the same broad family and loosely to klondike itself should i always move an ace or 2 to the foundation aces and 2s can safely go up almost immediately since they can never be useful as tableau landing spots higher cards are different sending a 6 or 7 up too early can strand a card that needed it in the tableau so hold mid ranks back until you are sure what does it mean to recycle the stock in klondike when the stock is empty you can turn the waste pile back over to form a new stock and deal through it again turn 1 games typically allow unlimited recycles while stricter turn 3 rules may limit how many times you can pass through the deck is undo considered cheating in klondike that is up to you competitive and vegas scoring play usually forbids undo but for casual players and for learning the game undo turns klondike into a solvable puzzle and is a great way to see where a deal went wrong how do i win klondike more often flip face down cards at every opportunity empty a column only when a king is ready to fill it and resist the urge to rush cards to the foundations in turn 3 plan your redeals so the card you need lands on top of a three card group playing turn 1 with unlimited redeals also gives you the best odds while you learn can i move more than one card at a time in klondike yes any properly ordered run of alternating colors can be picked up and moved together onto a card one rank higher of the opposite color you may also move just part of a run leaving the rest behind as long as the cards you carry stay in sequence what is the goal of klondike solitaire the goal is to move all fifty two cards onto the four foundation piles one for each suit each built upward in order from ace to king when every foundation is complete from ace at the bottom to king on top you have won the game is klondike the same as regular solitaire for most people yes when someone says solitaire without naming a variant they almost always mean klondike because it is the version microsoft bundled with windows and the one taught most often strictly speaking solitaire is the umbrella term for the whole family of single player card games klondike guides strategy mastering klondike 12 pro strategy rules turn 3 vs turn 1 klondike which should you play more solitaire strategy guides on the blog still have a question about klondike solitaire browse the full solitaire faq look up a term like classic or easy to learn in the solitaire glossary or compare klondike with the other games in the rules for every solitaire last updated 2026 07 03 more solitaire games spider solitaire build eight full king to ace runs across ten columns classic 1 suit easy 4 suits expert freecell solitaire every card face up four free cells nearly every game winnable classic pure skill pyramid solitaire pair cards that add to 13 and dismantle the pyramid matching quick tactical tripeaks solitaire ride card chains one rank up or down to level three peaks matching fast streaky golf solitaire clear seven columns onto the waste lowest score wins matching simple subtle yukon solitaire klondike s wild cousin move any face up group no stock klondike family deep thinky russian solitaire yukon s brutal sibling builds must follow suit klondike family very hard scorpion solitaire spider style suit runs with yukon style group moves and a sting in the tail spider family tricky canfield solitaire the casino game beat the 13 card reserve if you can classic hard casino born forty thieves solitaire two decks forty guards one pass through the stock two deck expert why solitaire now solitaire now is built for people who actually play instant deals smooth drag and drop unlimited undo smart hints auto finish and per game statistics that live in your browser every classic is here spider freecell pyramid tripeaks and seven more plus something almost no solitaire site has real online multiplayer where you and a friend race the exact same deal on different devices browse the full list of free solitaire games or check the solitaire faq if you re new to the game want to sharpen your game first start with our guides on mastering klondike and turn 3 vs turn 1 or read the surprising 250 year history of solitaire common questions about solitaire now is solitaire now free yes every game the daily challenge the leaderboard and online multiplayer are free to play in your browser with no download and no signup an optional free account only adds cross device stats do i need to download or install anything no solitaire now runs entirely in your web browser on desktop tablet and phone you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app but there is nothing to install and nothing to update is solitaire now safe to use yes the site uses https never sells personal data and lets you play everything as a guest your wins and stats are saved in your own browser not on a server unless you choose to sign in and sync them what makes solitaire now different from other solitaire sites alongside 11 classic solitaire games and a daily challenge solitaire now offers real time multiplayer you and a friend race the identical deal live on separate devices almost no other solitaire site has head to head play who made solitaire now solitaire now is an independent ad light free solitaire site built for people who actually play you can read more on the about page and reach the team through the contact form types of solitaire solitaire isn t a single game it s a whole family of single player card games known in britain as patience hundreds of variants exist but almost all of them fall into a handful of mechanical categories that determine how the game actually feels to play the largest group is the build down games where you stack cards into descending sequences and slowly ferry them onto foundation piles klondike the game most people simply call solitaire is the archetype a second group is the matching and adding games where you clear a layout by pairing or chaining cards by rank rather than building long tableaus pyramid tripeaks and golf all live here and tend to play fast a third smaller but beloved group is the open information games like freecell where every card is dealt face up from the start so there s no luck of the draw during play only planning games also differ by how much is hidden how many decks they use one or two and whether you get a stock to draw from understanding which category a game belongs to tells you almost immediately whether it will be a relaxing five minute break a tense logic puzzle or a marathon that rewards thinking six moves ahead classic the classics are the games most people picture when they hear solitaire the ones that shipped with early versions of windows and defined the genre they range from the familiar foundation building of klondike to the pure logic challenge of freecell and the casino born cruelty of canfield klondike solitaire the classic build four foundations from ace to king klondike is the world s most popular solitaire game the one most people simply call solitaire easy to learn 1 deck spider solitaire build eight full king to ace runs across ten columns spider deals two full decks across ten tableau columns 1 suit easy 4 suits expert 2 decks freecell solitaire every card face up four free cells nearly every game winnable freecell deals the entire deck face up into eight columns so nothing is hidden and nearly every game can be won it s pure strategy pure skill 1 deck canfield solitaire the casino game beat the 13 card reserve if you can born in richard canfield s 1890s saratoga casino where gamblers bought the deck for 50 and earned 5 per card they could foundation hard casino born 1 deck matching matching games ditch long tableaus in favor of speed instead of building suited sequences you clear a fixed layout by pairing cards or chaining them by rank rounds are short the rules are simple and a good streak is deeply satisfying perfect for a quick break pyramid solitaire pair cards that add to 13 and dismantle the pyramid pyramid deals 28 cards into a seven row pyramid quick tactical 1 deck tripeaks solitaire ride card chains one rank up or down to level three peaks tripeaks deals three overlapping peaks of cards fast streaky 1 deck golf solitaire clear seven columns onto the waste lowest score wins golf deals 35 cards into seven face up columns simple subtle 1 deck klondike family these games share klondike s alternating color build down dna but deal every card into the tableau at the start no stock no waste and let you move whole groups of cards at once the result is far more open information and much deeper strategy yukon solitaire klondike s wild cousin move any face up group no stock yukon deals all 52 cards at the start no stock no waste deep thinky 1 deck russian solitaire yukon s brutal sibling builds must follow suit russian solitaire is yukon with one merciless change tableau builds must be the same suit instead of alternating colors very hard 1 deck spider family spider family games are about assembling long in suit king to ace runs this branch blends that goal with the free wheeling group moves of the yukon family for a distinctive puzzle like challenge scorpion solitaire spider style suit runs with yukon style group moves and a sting in the tail scorpion crosses spider with yukon build four king to ace runs in suit moving any face up card with everything on top of it onto the next higher card of the same suit tricky 1 deck two deck two deck games use all 104 cards and eight foundations so a single game can stretch out and demand real patience bigger boards mean bigger consequences one buried card can decide the whole deal forty thieves solitaire two decks forty 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