When playing Solitaire, you need to understand and use four basic
piles:
Tableau:
The main playing area is the tableau, consisting of 7 columns of 28 cards, arranged from left to
right. The
first column has one card, and subsequent columns add one card until the last column has 7 cards.
The last
card of each column is face up, and the remaining cards are face down until revealed.
Stock pile:
The remaining 24 cards are placed face down, becoming the stock pile. When you are unable to move on
the
table, you can draw one card from the stock pile at a time.
Waste pile:
All cards you reveal from the stock pile are moved face up to the waste pile. Revealed cards can be
used to
play cards.
Foundation piles:
These are the four piles you stack the cards into. Each pile is arranged by suit, with the cards
arranged in
ascending order, starting with the A and ending with the K.
Goal
Your goal is to arrange all cards by suit, from highest to lowest,
into the four empty foundation piles, from Ace to King. You need to move the face-up cards from the
stock pile and the tableau to the foundation piles.
Card Moving Rules
Only face-up cards can be moved.
A face-down card in the tableau must first remove the face-up card above it before it can be turned
over
and played. If you play a face-up card from the waste pile, it will turn over another face-up card,
which can then be played to the foundation piles or the tableau columns.
If a card is a different color from another card and one rank
lower ,
move it from one column to another.
For example, a 6 of clubs can be placed on top of a 7 of diamonds or a 7 of hearts.
Arrange a run of cards in descending order, alternating
colors, and
move them together.
For example, if you have a run consisting of a 5 of spades, a 4 of hearts, and a 3 of spades, you
can move it above the 6 of diamonds.
Place the King in an empty column.
Only a King or a sequence of cards containing a King can be placed in an empty column.
Build foundation piles.
Foundation piles start with an Ace, and cards of the same suit are added to each pile in ascending
order. For example, in a spade foundation pile, the next card after the Ace of Spades would be the 2
of Spades.
When you get stuck, turn over cards from the stock pile.
If you can't move with a card on the tableau, turn over a card from the stock pile. Continue turning
over cards until you can move a card onto the tableau or onto the foundations.
Redeal.
After all cards from a deck have been placed in the waste pile, you can click the waste pile to turn
the cards face-down back into the stock pile for use again.
Solitaire Strategies
Focus on turning over face-down cards.
Turning over as many cards as possible increases your action options and allows you to plan ahead.
Before making any moves, turn over the first card in the
stock
pile.
You should consider the first card in the stock pile as part of your initial move options.
Review the cards before making a move.
At the beginning of the game, quickly review the cards and evaluate your possible moves based on the
face-up cards in the waste pile.
Play Aces immediately.
Start playing your foundation piles as soon as possible. If Aces are available, move them to the
foundation piles.
Move cards from the longer tableau columns first.
The longer tableau column has the more face-down cards you need. Many of these cards may be crucial
to sorting and solving the game. Always turn over these cards first, if possible, because shorter
tableau columns have fewer face-down cards and are therefore easier to turn over.
Use the face-up cards on the tableau before moving them to
the
foundation piles.
You may need these cards to move and turn over the face-down cards.
Use cards from the foundation piles when necessary.
For the reasons mentioned above, you may want to return foundation cards to the tableau to provide
more options.
Clear the tableau columns to prepare for a K.
Whether or not there is a K in the tableau, try to clear the column so that it can be filled with a
K if one appears.
Use the Hint or Undo.
You can use the Hint button to identify the card that needs to be moved, or the Undo button to try a
different move.
Game Introduction
Solitaire
Solitaire is a single-player card game in which the player's goal is
to sort the cards according to specific rules and place them in ascending order of suit from A to K into
the base deck. "Solitaire" usually refers to the classic Klondike Solitaire game, with two modes: "Draw
1" and "Draw 3".
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