Solitaire Association

Klondike is the most widely recognized solitaire card game, played with a single 52-card deck. Approximately 82% of deals are winnable with optimal play. Cards are dealt into seven tableau columns of increasing length. The objective is to build four foundation piles from Ace to King by suit, moving cards between columns.

FreeCell is a highly strategic solitaire game with a 99% win rate where all 52 cards are dealt face-up into eight tableau columns, eliminating hidden information. Four free cells serve as temporary storage, and the goal is to move all cards to four foundation piles built in ascending order by suit from Ace to King.

Spider is a challenging solitaire card game with an 8% win rate in four-suit mode, played with two decks totaling 104 cards. Cards are dealt into ten tableau columns. The goal is to build complete descending sequences from King to Ace within a single suit. Completed sequences are removed until all cards are cleared.

Pyramid is a solitaire card game with only a 5% win rate where 28 cards are arranged in a seven-row triangular formation. Players remove pairs of exposed cards that total thirteen, with Kings removed individually. The goal is to dismantle the entire pyramid by removing all valid pairs before the stock runs out.

Golf is a fast-paced solitaire card game with only a 3% win rate where 35 cards are dealt into seven columns of five overlapping cards each. Players clear the tableau by moving exposed cards to a single foundation pile, building up or down regardless of suit. The remaining 17 cards serve as a stock pile.

Canfield is a single-deck solitaire game with only an 8% win rate, featuring a 13-card reserve pile, four tableau columns, and a stock pile. Foundation piles begin on a randomly chosen rank rather than Ace, and all four suits must build upward from that rank, wrapping from King back to Ace as needed.

Yukon is a single-deck solitaire variant with a 25% win rate, similar to Klondike but with no stock pile. Columns 2-7 have face-down cards beneath face-up cards. Players move any face-up card or sequence — regardless of order — between tableau columns to build four foundation piles from Ace to King by suit.

Forty Thieves is a two-deck solitaire game with only a 10% win rate, dealing 40 cards face-up into ten tableau columns. Players build eight foundation piles from Ace to King by suit, moving one card at a time in same-suit descending sequences. It is among the most difficult classic solitaire variants.

Accordion is a single-row solitaire game with only a 1% win rate, played with one 52-card deck. Cards are dealt into a line, and players move any card onto the card to its left or three positions left when they share suit or rank. The goal is to compress all 52 cards into one pile.

Baker's Dozen is a solitaire game with a 75% win rate, played with one 52-card deck dealt into 13 columns of four cards each, all face-up. Players build four foundation piles from Ace to King by suit, moving only the bottom card of each column. Kings are relocated to column bottoms during the deal.

Busy Aces is a two-deck solitaire game with a 65% win rate, played with 104 cards. Twelve tableau piles each start with one card, and eight foundation piles build up by suit from Ace to King. Players draw from the stock to a waste pile, building tableau piles down by suit with no redeal permitted.

Calculation is a solitaire game with a 50% win rate using a standard 52-card deck. Four foundation piles are each built by a different numerical interval: by 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s, wrapping around from King back to Ace. Four waste piles serve as temporary storage while working through the stock.

Carpet is a solitaire game with a 55% win rate, played with one 52-card deck. The four Aces are removed before play and placed on foundations. Twenty cards form a face-up 4x5 grid called the carpet. Carpet cards move to foundations when they fit, and gaps refill from the stock.

Clock is a fully luck-based solitaire game with a 7.7% win rate, played with one 52-card deck. Cards are dealt face-down into 13 piles arranged like a clock face with one center pile. Players flip cards and move them to their matching clock position, winning only if the fourth King turns up last.

Double Klondike is a two-deck Klondike variant with a 55% win rate, played with 104 cards. Cards are dealt into nine tableau columns of increasing length, and the goal is to build eight foundation piles from Ace to King by suit. Build tableau sequences down in alternating colors and draw from the stock when stuck.

Easthaven Klondike is a single-deck solitaire where each deal drops one card face-up onto each of the seven tableau columns instead of to a waste pile. Sequences build down in alternating colors. The goal is to move all 52 cards to four foundation piles built up by suit from Ace to King.

Easthaven is a single-deck solitaire blending Spider and Klondike mechanics with a 25% win rate. Seven tableau columns of three cards each start with one face-up card. The stock deals one card to each column simultaneously. Sequences build down in alternating colors toward four foundations built up by suit from Ace to King.

Eight Off is a strategic solitaire game with a 99% win rate, played with one 52-card deck. Cards deal into eight tableau columns of six, with four pre-placed in free cells. Tableau builds descending same-suit only. Only Kings fill empty columns. Eight free cells provide temporary storage toward four foundations.

Gaps is a puzzle solitaire game with a 25% win rate, played with a single 52-card deck. Cards are dealt into four rows of 13 positions each, with Aces removed to create four gaps. Players slide cards into gaps to arrange each row in ascending suit sequence from 2 to King. Three redeals are permitted.

La Belle Lucie is a classic patience game with a 10% win rate, played with one 52-card deck. All 52 cards deal into seventeen fans of three, plus one single-card fan. Only the outermost card of each fan is playable. Foundations build Ace to King by suit. Two redeals allowed. Empty fans cannot be refilled.

Penguin is a single-deck solitaire invented by David Parlett with a 99.9% win rate. All 52 cards are dealt face-up into seven columns of seven. The first card — the beak — sets the starting rank for all four foundations. Seven flipper cells store cards temporarily. Sequences build down by suit with wraparound ranking.

Russian Solitaire is a single-deck Yukon variant with only a 13% win rate. All 52 cards are dealt into seven tableau columns. Unlike Yukon, sequences must build down by suit only — not alternating colors. Any face-up card or group may move regardless of internal order. Foundations build up by suit from Ace to King.

Scorpion is a single-deck solitaire game with an 8% win rate across seven tableau columns. The goal is to build four complete King-to-Ace sequences by suit within the tableau itself, with no separate foundations. Any face-up card plus all cards on top may move together when the bottom card matches suit and rank.

Seahaven Towers is a strategic solitaire game with a 14% win rate, played with one 52-card deck. Cards deal into ten tableau columns of five, with two pre-placed in free cells. Four free cells hold cards temporarily. Tableau builds same-suit descending. Only Kings fill empty columns.

Sir Tommy is one of the oldest recorded patience games, played with one 52-card deck and a 45% win rate. Cards deal one at a time onto one of four tableau waste piles. Foundations build Ace to King regardless of suit. Cards cannot move between piles and no redeal is allowed, making every placement permanent.

Associations is a mobile word-puzzle game by Hitapps Games, released in 2025. It is not a traditional card game. Players sort word cards into matching categories using a solitaire-style tableau layout. The goal is to clear the board by grouping all words correctly before running out of moves.

TriPeaks is a single-deck solitaire game with a 55% win rate where 28 cards form three overlapping pyramid peaks above a row of face-up cards. Players clear peaks by moving cards one rank higher or lower than the waste pile top card, drawing from stock when stuck. The goal is to clear all tableau cards.