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Play classic Klondike solitaire for free on a green card table. There is nothing to download and no sign-up: choose draw 1 or draw 3, undo as many moves as you like, ask for a hint when you’re stuck, and come back every day for a new Daily Deal. It works well on a phone too.

How to play Klondike solitaire

Klondike is played alone with a standard 52-card deck. The goal is to move all the cards to the four foundations, one per suit, building each from ace up to king.

The tableau: seven columns with 1, 2, 3 and up to 7 cards. Only the top card of each column is face up. The other 24 cards form the stock.
Building columns: build down in alternating colors, for example a black 6 on a red 7. You can move a run of cards together if it is already in order.
Empty columns: only a king (or a run starting with a king) can go into an empty column.
The stock and waste: tap the stock to draw. The top card of the waste pile can be played on a column or a foundation. When the stock runs out, tap it again to turn the waste pile over; you can do this as many times as you want.
The foundations: each one starts with an ace and goes up one card at a time in the same suit. You can also move a card back from a foundation to a column if it helps.
How to win: all four foundations reach the king. If there are no useful moves left, the game tells you, and you can undo a few moves or start a new game.

To move a card you can drag it, or tap it and then tap the highlighted destination. Tap the same card twice and the game makes the move for you.

Draw 1 or draw 3: which to choose

At the start of each game you choose how to draw from the stock.

Draw 1: each tap turns over a single card. It is the easier and faster version, great for learning or for a quick game on your phone.
Draw 3 (turn 3): each tap turns over three cards and only the top one can be played. It is the traditional version, harder, and you have to plan how the cards will fit together.

Stats and records for draw 1 and draw 3 are kept separate, so comparing yourself with your past games stays fair.

The Daily Deal

Every day there is a new deal for draw 1 and another for draw 3. We checked each of them with a solver, so they can be won. In a regular game, on the other hand, nobody can promise the deal is winnable, because some deals have no winning line at all. Finish the Daily Deal without hints and the game counts a streak of consecutive days. The day changes at midnight on your device’s clock.

Undo, hints and auto-complete

Undo: take back as many moves as you want, all the way to the opening deal. It is the best way to try out an idea without fear of ruining the game.
Hint: highlights a useful move, with the card to move and where it goes. If you use a hint, that game doesn’t count toward your records.
Auto-complete: once the stock and the waste pile are empty and every card on the tableau is face up, the win is certain. Tap “Auto-complete” and the game sends all the cards to the foundations for you.

How often can you win at solitaire?

It depends on the deal and on how you play. Not every deal can be won, and draw 3 is harder than draw 1. For our own game we ran a solver on a sample of 300 random deals with a limit of 200,000 positions per deal: it found a win in about 62% of the draw 1 deals and about 42% of the draw 3 deals. These are lower bounds, not exact figures: “no win found” does not mean “impossible”, and a patient human player can sometimes find lines a limited solver misses. That is also why we only use solver-checked deals for the Daily Deal.

Tips to win more often

Uncover face-down cards first. When two moves look equal, choose the one that flips a card in the column with the most hidden cards.
Get aces and twos to the foundations early. They open up the game and are rarely needed on the tableau. Go slowly with higher cards: an 8 on the foundation can leave a 7 of the other color with nowhere to go.
Don’t empty a column unless you have a king to put in it. An empty column is only useful if you can fill it.
Look at the whole table before you draw. Check the columns, the waste and the foundations. Drawing should be your last choice, not your first.
When two moves are equal, work on the tallest column. It hides the most cards and blocks the most plays.
Use undo to explore. Try a sequence, and if it leads nowhere, go back.

Solitaire, Spider and FreeCell: what’s the difference?

“Solitaire” is the name of a whole family of card games. When people say classic solitaire, they almost always mean Klondike, which is what you can play here.

Klondike: one 52-card deck, seven columns with face-down cards, a stock to draw from, alternating colors and four foundations.
Spider: played with two decks (104 cards) and ten columns. You build same-suit runs from king down to ace, and a completed run leaves the table.
FreeCell: all 52 cards are face up from the start, with eight columns and four free cells to park cards. The vast majority of deals can be won, but it takes a lot of planning.

Free solitaire on your phone, with no download

The game is built for smartphones first: big cards that are easy to tap, dragging that doesn’t scroll the page, and a full-screen mode. There is nothing to install and no account needed. If you close the page in the middle of a game, you’ll find it just as you left it. The cards are drawn by us, and you can pick the table theme: green, OneDayQuiz, night or high contrast.

The game keeps your stats, separately for draw 1 and draw 3: games played, games won, best time and fewest moves. Only finished games without hints count. They are saved on your device or, if you log in, on your account, so you’ll find them on another phone or computer too.

Frequently asked questions

Is this solitaire game really free?

Yes. You can play for free, with nothing to download and no sign-up. If you create an account, your stats and Daily Deal streak follow you across devices.

Are Klondike and solitaire the same game?

Here, yes: when we say solitaire we mean Klondike, the most common solitaire card game, played on a classic green table.

Is it better to play draw 1 or draw 3?

Draw 1 is easier and a good place to start. Draw 3 is the traditional version and harder. You can pick one for every new game, and your results for each are kept separate.

Can every solitaire deal be won?

No. In a regular game the deal is random and some deals have no winning line. That is why the Daily Deal only uses deals we checked with a solver and know can be won.

How does the Daily Deal work?

Every day there is a new deal for draw 1 and another for draw 3. Finish it without hints to keep a streak of consecutive days going. The day changes at midnight on your device’s clock.

Can I undo moves?

Yes, as many as you like. Undo never costs you your records; only using a hint does.

How do I move cards on a phone?

Drag a card (or a run of cards) where you want it, or tap the card and then tap the highlighted destination. A second tap on the same card makes the move automatically.

How do you win at solitaire?

You win by moving all the cards to the four foundations, ace to king, one suit per foundation. When the stock and waste are empty and every card is face up, an “Auto-complete” button appears to finish the game for you.

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