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Klondike Solitaire

Classic solo patience game of building foundations.

1 playerMediumStandard 52-card
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Klondike Solitaire

Goal

Move all cards to the four foundation piles.

Key Terms

  • Tableau: The main working piles.
  • Foundation: Piles built up by suit from Ace to King.

Setup

  • Deal 7 tableau piles with 1–7 cards; only the top card is face up.
  • The rest form the stock.

Play

  • Build tableau piles down in alternating colors.
  • Build foundations up by suit from Ace to King.
  • Draw from the stock (1 or 3 at a time, by agreement).

Example Play

You move a red 6 onto a black 7 in the tableau, then reveal the face‑down card underneath.

End

  • You win when all cards are on foundations.