Solitaire card games

Solitaire card games: compare rules, difficulty, and style

Solitaire is a family, not one game. Some deals reward long-term planning, while others ask you to read short rank chains or pair cards quickly. Use this guide to choose the ruleset that fits the kind of puzzle you want.

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Choose a solitaire game

Spider Solitaire table: columns of face-down cards headed by the King, Queen, Jack and Ten of spades, with the stock under a gold spider emblem.

Play freeSpider SolitaireSolitaireBuild complete suited runs and clear the tableau with patience.Play free

Klondike Solitaire table: four foundations started from the Ace, seven tableau columns and the stock, beneath a gold crown.

Play freeKlondike SolitaireSolitaireThe familiar patience game of foundations, columns, and careful reveals.Play free

FreeCell table: four empty free cells and four foundations above eight fully face-up tableau columns on green felt.

Play freeFreeCellSolitaireA fully visible puzzle where every open space changes the plan.Play free

TriPeaks Solitaire table: three peaks of face-down cards over a face-up bottom row, with the stock and waste below.

Play freeTriPeaks SolitaireSolitaireClear the peaks by finding cards just above or below the active card.Play free

Pyramid Solitaire table: twenty-eight cards in a seven-row pyramid above the stock and a face-up King of spades.

Play freePyramid SolitaireSolitairePair cards to unlock the pyramid and make the deck disappear.Play free

Golf Solitaire table: a row of seven face-up cards from the seven of diamonds to the King of hearts, with the stock and waste below.

Play freeGolf SolitaireSolitaireKeep the score low in a quick solitaire game with a satisfying rhythm.Play free

Solitaire card games

How the Cardems solitaire games differ

Every game below is played solo, but the information you can see and the spaces you manage change the strategy.

Game	Players	Main decision	Best for
Spider Solitaire	1	Build and move descending runs	Long tableau planning
Klondike Solitaire	1	Reveal hidden cards and build foundations	Classic solitaire play
FreeCell	1	Preserve cells and calculate group moves	Open-information puzzles
TriPeaks Solitaire	1	Extend adjacent-rank streaks	Fast, flowing rounds
Pyramid Solitaire	1	Remove exposed pairs totaling 13	Pairing puzzles
Golf Solitaire	1	Clear seven columns by adjacent rank	Short tactical rounds

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