Play Klondike Solitaire Online

Just you5–15 minEasy Also known as Solitaire, Patience

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Tap or drag a card to play it. Keyboard: arrows and Enter to play, U undo, H hint, N new game, F full screen.

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Klondike is the classic solitaire most people simply call Solitaire. Build the four foundations up from Ace to King by suit, using seven columns where cards go down in alternating colors. Choose easy draw-one or the classic draw-three game.

Players: Just you
Cards: Standard 52 cards
Game length: 5–15 min
Difficulty: Easy

How to play Klondike Solitaire

Seven columns are dealt with the top card of each face up. The rest of the deck is the stock.
Move cards onto a column one rank lower in the opposite color, such as a red 9 on a black 10. You can move a whole built stack at once.
Only a King (or a stack starting with a King) may go into an empty column.
Tap the stock to turn over one or three cards. When it runs out, turn the waste over and go again.
Build each foundation from Ace to King in one suit. You win when all 52 cards are home.

Full Klondike Solitaire rules and tips

How to win at Klondike Solitaire: strategy and tips

Researchers found that about 82% of Klondike deals could be won by a player who knew where every card was. Real players win fewer, because the face-down cards are hidden, but good players win far more often than beginners. They plan a few moves ahead instead of making the first move they see. These habits make the biggest difference.

Look at the whole table first

Before your first move, find all the Aces and Twos already showing, and count the face-down cards in each column. The column on the far right hides six cards. Opening it up early gives you more new options than any other column.

Choose the move that reveals a card

Often two moves look equally good. Pick the one that turns over a face-down card. When both do, pick the one from the longer column. A move that only shuffles face-up cards from one column to another rarely helps unless it sets up the next reveal.

Think about which card goes where

A red Six can go on either black Seven. Choose the Seven whose column you are trying to clear, or the one that leaves the other Seven free for a card you can already see. Small choices like this decide whether you get stuck twenty moves later.

Use the deck with a plan

With Draw one you see every card on every pass, so you can go through the deck to check what is coming before you commit. With Draw three only every third card is playable. Playing a single card from the waste changes which cards turn up on the next pass. So sometimes play one just to bring a different card to the top.

Plan your Kings

When a column is about to become empty, decide which King should move in. The best King is one whose Queen of the other color is already waiting, or one that frees a buried card. It is worth more than the first King you happen to see.

Mistakes to avoid

Moving cards back and forth between two columns without turning anything over.
Putting a black Five on its foundation while a red Four still needs somewhere to go in the tableau.
Giving up too early. Use Undo to try a different path, and Hint to spot a move you missed.