How to play Solitaire
Move all 52 cards to the four Ace piles.
Rules for the Solve Meadow edition. Examples are constructed lessons, not today's answers. How these guides are made.
Make your first move
Tap Stock to draw, or select a face-up card and tap its destination.
Tap Stock to draw one card; tap again when empty to recycle the waste. Select a face-up card or sequence, then tap its destination. Only Kings fill empty columns. Foundations accept one card at a time, in suit order. Undo is available. Deals are shuffled, not guaranteed winnable. Finish round saves a partial score based on cards in foundations.
A quick example
A red 6 can go on a black 7. An Ace starts a suit pile, followed by its 2.
Choose the move that uncovers a hidden card
Suppose a red 7 is covering a face-down card in one column, and another column ends with a black 8.
- Select the red 7 and move it onto the black 8. Tableau stacks descend in alternating colours.
- Uncover the previously hidden card. Revealing information can be more useful than moving a stack that exposes nothing.
- Before clearing a whole column, check whether a King or a King-led stack can use it. Other ranks cannot fill an empty column.
The four foundation piles follow a different rule: build each suit upward from Ace to King. This edition is draw-one Klondike, and not every deal is guaranteed to be winnable.
Can a black 7 go on a black 8?
No. Tableau colours must alternate. A black 7 needs a red 8, even when the ranks are otherwise correct.
Common mistake
Only Kings fill empty columns. Some deals cannot be won; Finish round saves a partial result.
Strategy to try
- Prioritise exposing face-down cards when you have a choice. Moving a visible stack without revealing anything can use space you may need later.
- Before emptying a column, check whether a King is available. An empty column cannot accept any other rank. This is draw-one Klondike; the stock can be recycled and a deal is not guaranteed winnable.
Daily play and practice
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Try the idea in a real game
Practice lets you explore the controls before attempting the shared daily round.