Klondike vs Golf Solitaire: Which Should You Play?

Klondike vs Golf solitaire: 82% wins building four foundations vs 3% wins chaining a single pile. 10-minute classic vs 5-minute brutal sprint. Rules & strategy.

Both Klondike and Golf are beloved solitaire classics, but they offer very different experiences. Use the table below to compare key stats, then read our detailed game pages to learn rules and strategy.

Klondike
Difficulty
2/5
Decks
1
Play Time
~10 min
Win Rate
82% · Easy
Family
klondike
Players
1
Golf
Difficulty
1/5
Decks
1
Play Time
~5 min
Win Rate
3% · Brutal
Family
golf
Players
1

Which Should You Play?

  • Pick Klondike if you want a fast, completable game — 82% of deals are winnable.
  • Pick Golf if you want a fast brutal game (3% wins, ~5 min per deal).

Game Details

Klondike

Moderate

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.

1 deck~10 min82% win rate

Golf

Easy

Golf scores like the sport—every card left counts as a penalty stroke. Zero is a hole-in-one. It has a 3% win rate. Thirty-five cards deal into seven columns of five. You clear the tableau by chaining cards one rank up or down onto a single foundation, drawing from stock when stuck.

1 deck~5 min3% win rate