How to play solitaire
- Build each column down in alternating colors: a red 9 goes on a black 10. Tap a card to move it to the best spot, or drag it where you want it. A run of cards moves together.
- Click the deck to turn over one card, or three with Draw three. When the deck runs out, click its empty space to turn the pile back over.
- Move every card to the four piles at the top, one per suit from ace to king. Only a king (or a run starting with a king) can go into an empty column.
Tips for winning more
- Turn over hidden cards first. A move that uncovers a face-down card is almost always better than one that doesn’t. The longest columns hide the most cards, so work on them early.
- Don’t rush cards to the top piles. A black 3 in a column is a place to put a red 2. Keep low cards in the columns while they’re still useful there. You can drag one back down from the top if you need it.
- Think before emptying a column. An empty column only takes a king. Leave it empty until you have a king that will free up something useful.
- Pick your king. When two kings could go into an empty column, choose the one whose queen of the other color you can already reach.
Klondike and Windows
The game here is Klondike, the version most people mean by solitaire, also called patience. Microsoft included it in Windows 3.0 in 1990, which made it one of the best-known computer games of all.