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Classic Klondike: build the four suits from ace to king. Play solo for your best time or race friends on the same deal.
Solitaire guide
Classic Klondike patience: play solo against the clock, or race friends through the very same deal.
What is Solitaire?
Klondike Solitaire, also called patience, is a one-deck card game where you build all four suits from ace to king on the foundations by sorting cards in seven tableau piles. On DD Games you can play it free solo in Draw 1 or Draw 3 against the clock, or race 2 to 6 players online on the same deal.
Klondike is the solitaire most people know from old office computers: seven piles, a stock to draw from and four foundations to fill. It is the card game you play alone, which also makes it the one you play most, on a lunch break or a late-night wind-down.
DD Games keeps the classic rules and the familiar Windows-style scoring, with Draw 1 for a relaxed game and Draw 3 for a harder one. Solo play has free undo, a timer and your best times saved on your device. There is also a Daily Solitaire, one Draw 1 deal that everyone plays the same day, and an online race where 2 to 6 players get the same shuffle and see who clears it first.
How to play Solitaire
- Choose Play solo for a game against the clock, or Online to race 2 to 6 players who all get the same shuffled deal.
- Pick Draw 1 (easier) or Draw 3 (harder). Seven piles are dealt with the top card of each face up, and the rest go in the stock.
- Tap a card to send it to the best spot (a foundation first), or drag a card or a run of cards onto another pile. Keyboard players can tab to a card and press Enter.
- Build the tableau down in alternating colours (a red 6 on a black 7), and tap the stock to turn over new cards when you get stuck.
- Move all 52 cards to the four foundations, ace to king by suit, to win. Once every card is face up and the stock and waste are empty, Auto-finish plays the rest for you.
Rules
- Tableau piles build down by one rank in alternating colours, and you can move a whole face-up run at once. Only a king, or a run starting with a king, can fill an empty pile.
- Foundations build up by suit from ace to king. A hidden card is turned over as soon as the cards on top of it are moved away.
- Draw 1 turns one card at a time with unlimited passes through the stock. Draw 3 turns three at a time and allows three passes.
- Scoring: +10 for a card to a foundation, +5 from the waste to the tableau, +5 for turning over a card, -15 for taking a card back off a foundation and -100 for each redeal in Draw 1. The score never goes below zero.
- Solo games give you 3 free hints per deal and unlimited undo. Extra hints, and extra stock passes, use helpers from the Gem shop.
- Online races have no hints or undo. The first player to clear all 52 cards wins; after 10 minutes the race ends and the most foundation cards wins, with fewer moves breaking a tie.
Tips and strategy
- Turn over hidden cards first: freeing the big piles on the right opens up the most moves.
- Do not empty a pile unless you have a king ready to move into it.
- Hold back from rushing low cards to the foundations if you still need them to build on in the tableau.
- In Draw 3, think before you redeal: you only get three passes through the stock.
- In a race, speed matters, but a wrong move cannot be undone, so take a second before long run moves.
Questions
Can I play Klondike Solitaire online for free?
Yes. Solitaire on DD Games is free in your browser with no download, solo or in online races with friends.
Is every Solitaire deal winnable?
No. Most Klondike deals can be won, but some cannot. DD Games re-deals any shuffle where no move at all is possible at the start, so every game gives you something to play.
What is the difference between Draw 1 and Draw 3?
Draw 1 turns one card from the stock at a time and lets you go through the stock as often as you like. Draw 3 turns three cards at a time, only the top one can be played, and you get three passes.
How does a Solitaire race work?
Everyone in the room gets the same shuffle and plays their own copy at the same time. You can see how far the others are, but not their cards. The first to finish wins; otherwise the most foundation cards after 10 minutes wins.
Is there a daily Solitaire challenge?
Yes. Daily Solitaire gives everyone the same Klondike Draw 1 deal each day, with a timer and a leaderboard of the fastest players.
Do I earn rewards for Solitaire?
Solo wins earn a little XP for signed-in players, and your best times are saved on your device. Online races earn XP and Gems like other online games.
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