Klondike Solitaire, one card at a time

Find the stock, tableau, and foundations

The tableau is the row of seven columns where most decisions happen. Face-down cards cannot be used until the cards covering them are moved away. The foundations are the four suit piles above the tableau. Each begins with an ace and grows upward to the king.

A legal destination depends on which area you are using. A red jack can go on a black queen in the tableau. A foundation ending in a queen needs the king of that exact suit instead. An empty tableau column accepts a king or a correctly ordered sequence beginning with a king.

Tap an origin and then its destination

You do not have to drag a card across a phone screen. Select a visible card, then choose the column or foundation where it should go. When a selected card begins an ordered face-up sequence, the cards below it travel with it. Check rank and color before committing the move.

The foundation action and double-tap can send a selected card upward when the move is legal. They do not skip ranks or solve the rest of the deal. Moving a foundation card back into the tableau can sometimes create room for another move, but the receiving column must still follow the alternating-color rule.

Understand what turn one changes

Each stock action reveals one card. You can use the top card of the waste pile; buried waste cards are not available until they come around again. Once the stock is exhausted, recycle the waste to continue looking for legal moves.

Another trip through an unchanged stock does not automatically create a new option. Before restarting, look for a waste card that reveals a hidden tableau card, a movable ordered sequence, or a useful king for an empty column. A hint can identify a legal move, but it does not know or promise a winning future for the deal.

Use three practical priorities

First, notice moves that expose hidden cards. Revealing information gives you more choices to inspect. That is a useful priority, not proof that exposing the next card is always the optimal move. Look at which card becomes available after the sequence leaves.

Second, give an empty column a purpose. Clearing space without a king ready may not help immediately. When several kings are available, compare which one can bring a useful sequence with it or release another covered card.

Third, use undo to compare consequences. You can examine a move and return to the previous position instead of pretending every decision is obvious. Moving cards to foundations feels productive, but check whether a low card is still useful for arranging the tableau before sending it away.

Choose a daily deal or a free deal

The daily deal changes at 03:00 UTC, midnight in Argentina. That is the same instant worldwide, so its date boundary may differ from your local midnight in the United States. Players choosing that dated deal receive the same initial arrangement. It is not a guarantee that every deal is winnable.

A free deal lets you start another arrangement at your own pace. A shared deal link preserves the seed for the initial cards. Opening it can restore progress already saved for that seed in your browser. Restart returns to the same initial deal rather than secretly replacing a difficult board.

Keep results and saved progress in context

The share text includes the deal state, foundation cards, newly revealed cards, move count, time, and a replay link. A challenge such as stopping after twelve moves is a voluntary rule you agree on outside the game. The board does not enforce that limit or rank people against one another.

Progress is stored in this browser. It is not synced to a different phone, browser, or account, and clearing site data can remove it. Pause when you need to leave and continue later. For Spider, FreeCell, or turn-three rules, use a page that actually offers that variant rather than assuming all solitaire games behave alike.