Klondike

The classic solitaire game everyone knows. The goal is to build all four suits onto the foundations from Ace up through King.

The Deal#

28 cards are dealt into seven tableau piles: the first pile has one card, the second has two, and so on up to seven cards in the last pile. Only the top card of each pile is face-up; all others are face-down. The remaining 24 cards form the stock.

The Layout#

• Tableau: Seven piles of cards where you build sequences.
• Foundation: Four piles where you build each suit from Ace to King.
• Stock: The remaining cards after the deal.
• Waste: Where cards drawn from the stock are placed.

Rules#

1. Building Foundations: As Aces become available, move them to the foundation area. Build up each foundation by suit in sequence: Ace, 2, 3, and so on up to King.
2. Building the Tableau: Place cards on tableau piles in descending order with alternating colors. For example, a black 5 can be placed on a red 6. If multiple face-up cards are stacked on a pile, they must be moved together as a unit.
3. Revealing Cards: When you move the last face-up card from a pile, turn the top face-down card face-up.
4. Empty Columns: Only Kings may be placed in empty tableau spaces.
5. Drawing from Stock: Turn cards from the stock to the waste pile. The top card of the waste is available for play. When you play a waste card, the card beneath it becomes available.

Variants#

• Draw modes: Draw 1, Draw 3, or Classic Draw 3-2-1
• Pass limits: Unlimited passes, 3 passes, or 5 passes through the stock