Klondike Rules

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(Klondike type; 1 deck; unlimited redeals)

  • Game time: Medium

  • Difficulty level: Easy

  • Skill level: Moderate

  • Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 in 5; 20%


Object of the game:
To complete the 4 foundations from Ace to King.

Solitaire Rules

  • For this game you need a standard 52-card deck. Shuffle and place it face down to the left of the table.

  • To build the tableau, deal a horizontal row of seven cards from left to right. The first card is face up and the rest face down.

  • Then deal another six cards from the stock, beginning with the second column face up and the other 5 columns face down.

  • Deal five cards to the row below, beginning with the third column face up and the other 4 columns face down.

  • Continue in this fashion until you deal only one card face up on the seventh column. Columns are dealt so that the cards overlap.

  • Play all available Aces to the foundations.

  • The top card of each column is available for play to either the foundations or to another tableau column. Build down the tableau columns in a descending sequence of alternating colors (for example: you can place a black 9 on a red 10).

  • When you uncover a face-down card on the tableau, turn it face up.

  • If you have built a sequence of cards on a tableau column, you can move them to another tableau column as a group.

  • When a space becomes available on the layout, it can be filled only with a King.

  • Deal the cards from the stock one at a time and play it to the foundations or to the tableau. If a card is not available for play, place it in the waste pile.

  • When the stock is exhausted, take the remaining cards from the waste pile and move them, without shuffling, to the stock. This can be done as many times as you wish.

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