#strategic

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.