How to Play Klondike Solitaire

New to Solitaire? Here’s the quick, friendly version. You can always come back for tips later.

Looking for general info? See Solitaire Help.

The Goal

Move all cards to the four foundations, each built up by suit from Ace to King (♠, ♥, ♦, ♣).

Setup

  • Tableau: 7 columns. From left to right, deal 1 to 7 cards; only the top card of each column starts face‑up.
  • Stock: the remaining cards face‑down in a pile you can draw from.
  • Waste: the face‑up discard pile where drawn cards go.
  • Foundations: 4 target piles, one per suit, starting with Aces.

At FunFunGames, each new game is a random shuffle.

Legal Moves

  • Tableau ⇄ Tableau: build down by alternating colors (e.g., a black 7 on a red 8). You can move a face‑up sequence together. Empty tableau spaces accept a King (or a sequence starting with a King).
  • To Foundations: build up by suit from A → K. Move one card at a time (usually the top of a pile).
  • Stock → Waste: tap the stock to turn one card face‑up onto the waste. When the stock is empty, tap it again to recycle the waste back to the stock face‑down.

Shortcuts

  • Double‑tap auto‑move: double‑tap the top card of the waste or a tableau pile to send it to a foundation automatically when it’s legal.
  • Auto‑win: when only automatic moves to the foundations remain (for example, all tableau cards are face‑up and the stock/waste are empty), the game may finish with a satisfying auto‑win animation.
  • New Game: start a fresh random deal anytime.

(Undo is planned — not available yet.)

Quick Tips

  • Expose facedown cards in the tableau whenever you can — it unlocks more moves.
  • Empty a column to place a King; creating an empty space early is powerful.
  • Move to foundations when it doesn’t block useful tableau moves.

Ready to practice? Play Klondike now.