AisleRiot (also known as Solitaire or sol) is a collection of card games which are easy to play with the aid of a mouse. The rules for the games have been coded for your pleasure in the GNOME scripting language (Scheme).
Use the mouse to move cards. Click a card and drag it somewhere. Release the mouse button to deposit the card.
Alternatively, you can move a card by clicking once to pick it up and clicking again to place it. To enable this way of moving cards, choose Control ▸ Click to move. This can be faster than dragging and will be easier on your hand since you don't have to hold the mouse down. However, it may take a while to get used to.
If a card can be moved to the foundation(s), you do not need to drag it. You can double-click on it and it will move. If a sequence of cards can be moved to the foundations, you can generally move the sequence as one move.
Double clicking a card will send it to a foundation, if that is possible. This is useful for cleaning up large numbers of cards at the end of a successful game.
In games which have a stock pile you can redeal it by clicking on the empty space where it was. Be warned that some games only let you do this a limited number of time. Watch for the Redeals Left message at the bottom of the window.
A useful tip to know is that right-clicking on a face-up card which is partially obscured by a card laid over it will raise it so that you can see what it is.
Some games have options to change the way the game is played. For example Klondike can be played with either single card deals or three-card deals. In these games there is a separate menu with the game's name. You can only change the rules of the game at the beginning of the game - the menu will be inactive during the game.
Statistics on how well you have done at a particular game are available by selecting Statistics from the Game menu. Only games where you actually start moving cards are counted. The statistics are here for your own enjoyment, there are numerous ways to cheat and it is unwise to make comparisons.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing the Tableau. Cards are dealt in batches of seven, one on every Tableau pile. |
| Foundation | Four piles top right. To be built in suit and sequence, wrapping from King to Ace when necessary. One card is dealt on to the first Foundation pile. The other Foundation piles must be started with cards of the same rank. |
| Tableau | Seven piles. Deal card face up in first pile. Place one card face down on all other piles. Place one card face up on next pile followed by one card face down on all the covered piles. Repeat until there are seven cards in last pile. Tableau can be built down in same colors. Groups of cards can be moved. Empty piles can only be filled by the next deal from the Stock. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the Tableau are built down by same color. Groups of cards in sequence and same color can be moved as a unit.
Each deal flips one card from the Stock to each pile of the Tableau. There are no redeals.
Foundations are built up in suit in sequence, wrapping from King to Ace when necessary. Cards in Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card in the Tableau will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Each card in Foundation scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Try to build down in suit whenever possible. Try to score as many points as you can as this game is very hard to win.
Written by Alan Horkan, based on work by Jonathan Blandford
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. Two redeals. |
| Waste | To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play. |
| Foundations | Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to King. Topmost card in each Foundation can be played back on to the Tableau. |
| Tableau | Seven piles. Four rows, the first row is face down, the second row is face up, the third row is face down, and the fourth and final row is face up. Essentially Athena is the same as Klondike only the opening layout is different. Tableau can be built down in alternating colors. Groups of cards can be moved. Empty piles can only be filled by Kings or group of cards starting with a King. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the Tableau are built down by alternating color. Groups of cards can be moved. An empty pile in the Tableau can be filled with a King or a group of cards with a King on the bottom.
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually. Top card in Waste is in play. When Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to the Stock, maintaining order. You can go through the deck three times.
Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Don't give up the ship! Try brute force methods when the game seems over. Sometimes a combination of using cards already in the Foundation and rearranging sequences will free up some needed cards.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. All cards except the Aces are placed here at the start of play. Clicking on the Stock will deal one card to each of the four Reserve piles. |
| Foundation | Four piles on top, to the right of Stock. Place an Ace on each Foundation to begin the game. The Foundation piles are to be built up regardless of suit. |
| Reserve | Four piles placed underneath Foundations. Each time Stock is clicked, one card will be placed on each Reserve pile. Top card is available for play. Reserve cards can only be moved on to Foundations. |
Move all cards on to Foundations.
Play begins by dealing four cards to the Reserve. If possible, play cards on to the Foundation from the Reserve. Continue this process until no cards are left in stock and no more moves on to Foundation can be made. A similar game that is a bit easier is Scuffle.
Each card removed scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Do you believe in Luck? Although this game takes more skill to play than Clock, the skill involved entails paying attention. A great game for brainless play.
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. Two redeals. |
| Waste | To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play. |
| Foundations | Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to King. Topmost card in each Foundation can be played back on to the Tableau. |
| Tableau | Six piles, deal card face up in first pile. Place one card face down on all other piles. Place one card face up on the first two piles then one card face down on all covered piles. Place three cards face up and the rest face down and so on. Repeat gradually revealing more cards each time until there are six rows with six cards. Tableau can be built down in alternating colors. Groups of cards can be moved. Empty piles can only be filled by Kings or group of cards starting with a King. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the Tableau are built down by alternating color. Groups of cards can be moved. An empty pile in the Tableau can be filled with a King or a group of cards with a King on the bottom.
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually. Top card in Waste is in play. When Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to the Stock, maintaining order. You can go through the deck three times.
Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Aunt Mary is extremely difficult and rarely solvable. The real challenge is not finishing but seeing how far you can get.
Written by Vincent Povirk
| Type of Deck | Double Deck |
| Stock | Single pile below the foundations on the left. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing on to the Tableau and Reserve. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. One redeal. |
| Waste | Single pile to the right of the Stock. To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play. |
| Foundation | Eight piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to King. |
| Reserve | Two stacks of 9 cards each, with a single above both stacks. Cards that are not obscured are available for play to anywhere except empty tableau spaces. |
| Tableau | Eight piles, four on each side of the reserve. A card is dealt to each tableau pile when the game starts. Build down in suit. Empty spaces can be filled with any card. Only one card can be moved at a time. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the Tableau are built down by suit. Only one card can be moved at a time. Empty slots can be filled with any card except from the reserve.
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually. Top card in Waste is in play. When Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to the Stock, maintaining order. You can go through the deck twice.
Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in the Foundations are no longer in play. Double clicking on a card will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 104
You can use empty spaces in the Tableau to move multiple cards. Be careful with Kings in the Reserve: the only way to remove them is by playing them to a Foundation on top of a Queen.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Foundation | Four piles at top. To be built in suit from Ace to King. Topmost card in each Foundation can be played back on to the Tableau. |
| Tableau | Thirteen piles. Four cards are dealt face up on each pile. Kings are moved to the bottom of their respective piles. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
The top card on each Tableau can be moved to another Tableau pile if it has a value of one lower than the top card on the second pile. Suit is not relevant. Empty Tableau piles cannot be filled.
Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card in the Tableau will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Each card moved to the Foundation scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Be careful not to bury low cards. Try to keep Tableau piles from emptying.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Foundation | Four piles top right. Built from Ace to King in suit. |
| Reserves | Four piles at top left. Each reserve can only hold one card. |
| Tableau | Eight piles underneath the Foundation and Reserves. The cards are dealt face up on to the Tableau, with seven cards each in the first four slots and six cards each in the last four slots. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
The Tableau is built down by suit. Only the top card or build of cards can be moved. A build of cards can only be moved if the number of cards in the build is equal or less than one more than the number of Reserve slots free. Empty spaces in the Tableau can only be filled with a King or a build starting with a King.
Foundations are built up by suit from Ace to King. Although cards in the Foundations are technically still in play, there really is no need as playing these cards are not in any way helpful.
Any top card in the Tableau can be placed in an empty Reserve slot. These cards are available for play back into the Tableau or on to a Foundation pile.
Each card placed on to the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Move any card you can on to the Foundations as soon as possible. Leaving them around can only hinder your movement.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Foundation | Four piles in the middle column. Four aces are placed here, one in each pile, before the shuffle. To be built from Ace to King. Topmost card in each Foundation can be played back on to the Tableau. |
| Tableau | Eight slots (four to the left and four to the right of Foundations.) Deal all cards face up and extended on to these eight piles so that there are six cards in each pile and all cards are showing. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the Tableau are built down regardless of suit. Only one card can be moved at a time. Empty piles can be filled with any single card.
Foundations are built up in suit.
Each card in the Foundation piles other than the original Aces scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 48
Build evenly on to Foundations if possible. Try and get an empty slot.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. All cards are placed here at beginning of play. |
| Tableau | Nine piles in a 3x3 formation. Each Tableau pile is dealt one card face up. |
Remove all cards.
Remove cards in pairs that add up to ten. Jacks, Queens and Kings are removed in pairs. Tens cannot be removed. All empty slots are automatically filled by the Stock.
Removing each pair of cards scores two points.
Maximum possible score: 48
This is a pure luck game. Therefore, any strategy involved would have to do with increasing your luck.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing the Tableau. There are no redeals. |
| Reserve | Three piles to the right of Stock. One card is dealt into each of the Reserves every time the Stock is clicked. |
| Foundation | Four piles on the top right. Foundations are built up in sequence regardless of suit. |
| Tableau | Deal face up eight piles of three cards each. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the Tableau are built down regardless of suit. Cards can only be moved singly. An empty pile in the Tableau can not be filled.
Cards are flipped from the Stock on to the three Reserve piles, one card each per deal. Top card of each Reserve pile is available for play. Empty Reserve piles cannot be filled except with the next deal from Stock.
Foundation piles are built up regardless of suit from Ace to King. Cards in Foundation are no longer in play.
Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Never look backwards. Cards that are locked in backwards order are to be dealt with as soon as possible. Move as many cards from the Reserve on to the Tableau as you can, for Kings are hard to move.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | All the cards are placed in the Stock at the beginning of the game. Cards are turned over one at a time to waste. No redeals. |
| Waste | To be taken from Stock. Can only hold one card which must immediately be played on to Tableau. |
| Tableau | Four by four grid, each capable of holding one card. Kings can only be placed in a corner space. Queens can only be placed in the middle two spaces of first and last row. Jacks can only be placed in the middle two spaces of first and last column. |
Remove all cards but picture cards (Jacks, Queens, and Kings). You have won if your Tableau looks like this --

-- and your Stock and Waste are empty. The suits do not matter.
There are two phases to this game. Alternate between the two phases until game is lost or won. Start with Phase One until Tableau is completely filled. At that point, move to Phase Two. Please note that you cannot begin Phase Two unless the Tableau is completely filled. At any point, you can return to Phase One, but remember that you cannot go back to Phase Two unless the tableau is once again filled. An exception to this rule is if the stock and waste are empty.
Phase One -- Click on the Stock to move a card into the empty Waste pile. If card is a:
Phase Two -- Remove 10's singly by clicking on them. Remove pairs that add up to 10 by dragging one card on top of its pair.
Game is lost if a picture card cannot be put in an appropriate spot or if all the spaces are filled and no cards can be removed.
Each card removed scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 40
It is always safest in the middle. During Phase One of play, deal in the middle before going to the edges. If you see a possible pair, place that card on the edge so as to free more edge spaces during Phase Two of play.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing. Cards are turned over three at a time to Waste. Unlimited redeals. |
| Waste | Directly to the right of Stock. To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play. |
| Reserve | On left under stock. Deal thirteen cards here with top card face up. Top card available for play to Foundations or Tableau. |
| Tableau | Four piles below Foundations. Deal one card face up on to each pile. Tableau can be built down in alternating color. Groups of cards can be moved. |
| Foundation | Four piles top right. Deal one card face up on first Foundation pile. This card is now the base card. Built up by suit. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the Tableau are built down by alternating color. Groups of cards can be moved. An empty slot in the Tableau is filled automatically from the Reserve. If the Reserve is empty, an empty slot can be filled by any card or group of cards in sequence.
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste by three. If the last flip has less than three cards, that many cards are flipped for that move only. When Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to the Stock, maintaining order.
Foundations are built up in suit from the base card (first card dealt to first Foundation) New Foundations are started when a card of the same rank as the first card placed during the dealing period are placed on empty Foundation piles. Aces are placed on Kings, and twos on Aces. Cards in Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point. This game used to be played in casinos. You would break even if your score is 10.
Maximum possible score: 52
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. This game is hard to win. Most people play with the betting rules in mind and try to get as many points as possible. To this end, always move cards into the Foundations as soon as they are available.
Written by Vincent Povirk
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. No redeals. |
| Waste | To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play. |
| Foundation | Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to King. Aces are removed before dealing and placed on the foundations. |
| Tableau | The "Carpet". Four rows of five cards dealt face up. Cards on the tableau are available for play. There is no building. Empty spaces are automatically filled from the waste if possible or the stock. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards on the tableau are in play.
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste individually. Top card in Waste is in play. There are no redeals.
Foundations are built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in Foundations are still in play. Double clicking on a card will move it to the appropriate Foundation pile if such a move is possible.
Each card places in the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 48
Just put anything you can on the foundation.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Foundation | Four piles in the middle. To be built up in suit from base card of your choice, wrapping from King to Ace if necessary. Cards in Foundation piles are no longer in play. |
| Tableau | Five piles one each side of the Foundation. Deal five cards face up on to each of these piles and one more on the top two piles. The top card in any Tableau pile is available for play. |
Move all cards to Foundation piles.
Cards in Tableau piles can be built up or down in suit. Only the top card in every pile is available for play. Empty slots can be filled with any available card.
The Foundations are built up from the base card of your choice, wrapping from King to Ace if necessary. Cards in Foundation piles are no longer in play.
Each card in Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Choose your base card wisely. The obvious choice may lead to nought but a dead end.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Tableau | Deal cards in a clock shape, for a total of twelve piles with four cards each. |
| Stock | Place last four cards in the Stock pile (middle of the Tableau) Flip over top card. |
To have all four cards in each pile be the rank corresponding to the number on a clock face.
Move the top card in the middle to the appropriate pile. The Tableau is in the shape of a clock, and so the numbered cards go where they would on an analog clock. Aces go where the ones go, and the Jacks and Queens go where the elevens and twelves go respectively. For all the people who have never had an analog watch/clock, this is the pattern:

Kings are kept in the middle pile. When a card is moved to a new pile (or made to stay in the same pile, as the case is with the King), the bottom card in the new pile is taken and placed on top of the middle pile face up. This new card is ready for play. To move a card to the appropriate pile, either drag the card over or double click on the appropriate receptor pile.
Game is over when there are four kings in the middle. At this point, you've won if goal is achieved. Note that if a card in a pile is in the right place it is okay even if it is faced down.
Each card in the appropriate pile of the clock (not counting Kings, as there are no Kings on real clocks) scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 48
Find a way to automate this game. There are no decisions ever to be made. If you lose it's not your fault. (Contrariwise, if you win, it's just luck!)
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. All remaining cards are placed here after dealing. |
| Tableau | Four piles. One card is dealt in each slot at the beginning of the game. Empty slots are immediately filled from the Stock. |
Empty the Stock.
Any two cards in the Tableau can be removed if they belong to the same suit. Spaces are immediately filled by cards in the Stock. The game is over when each suit is represented by one card in the Tableau.
Each pair removed from the game scores two points.
Maximum possible score: 48
A quick short game with not much thought involved, cover is best played with minimal thought and quick reflexes.
Written by Zach Keene
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left slot. Since all remaining cards are always dealt to the tableau, it will always be empty. Redeals are unlimited. |
| Foundations | Rightmost piles in the top row; the aces are placed here upon the start of the game. Build up in suit from ace to king. |
| Tableau | Up to thirteen piles, dealt four cards at a time until the stock is exhausted. Tableau piles can be built down in suit. |
Move all cards to the foundation piles.
Build foundations up in suit and tableau piles down in suit. If no moves are available (or you just feel like it), click on the empty top left slot for a redeal.
Redeals are accomplished by placing the tableau piles on top of each other in order, starting from the last pile. Then the deck is simply turned over and redealt, four cards at a time, back to the tableau. If no moves are made, redealing will not alter the arrangement of the cards. Therefore, the game is lost if no move is possible immediately after a redeal.
Note: a degenerate case occurs whenever, after a redeal, the last tableau pile contains only one card and the only move possible is from the final tableau pile one before it. Making this move and redealing only results in the original card arrangement. AisleRiot will end the game if this situation is detected.
Each card placed in the foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 48
If more than one pile on the tableau can be built upon, choose to build upon the one with the highest rank first.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Foundation | One pile at top. Build in sequence for diamonds starting from any diamond of your choice. |
| Tableau | Thirteen piles. Deal three cards face down and one card face up on every pile. |
Remove all diamonds to the foundation and have all the other cards in suit and sequence with Aces being low in the Tableau.
Cards (other than diamonds) can be built down in sequence regardless of suit. Builds of cards can be moved as a unit. Empty slots can be filled by any card (except for diamonds) or build of cards.
Diamonds cannot be moved except to be place on to the Foundation. The diamond Foundation must be built up in sequence but can start from any number you want.
Each diamond placed on to the Foundation scores the face value of the card, with Ace as one point, Jacks as eleven points, Queens as twelve points, and Kings as thirteen points.
Each Ace through King in sequence and in suit on the Tableau pile scores three points.
Maximum possible score: 100
Mining for diamonds is hard work. Keep in mind that not all diamonds are worth the same. Don't forget to clean up after yourself and put the other suits in order.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. Two redeals. |
| Waste | Directly to the right of Stock. To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play. |
| Reserve | Seven piles, forming an arch shape (upside down U) to the right. Deal one card face up on each pile. During this deal, if a King is dealt, remove the King and place it on the bottom of the deck. Deal another card into this pile. Each Reserve pile can only hold one card. When a Reserve pile is empty, it is automatically filled by the Waste, or, if the Waste is empty, from the Stock. Once original deal is over, when a King is placed in a pile of the Reserve, this pile is frozen as Kings cannot be moved. |
| Foundation | One pile, the center pile on the bottom row of the Reserve slots. To be built on from original card by doubling, regardless of suit or color. |
Move all cards to the Foundation pile.
Cards can be put in the Foundation pile if they are twice the value of the card currently on top of the Foundation. Jacks and Queens are eleven and twelve, respectively. If the doubled number exceeds thirteen, subtract thirteen to find next needed card. The series goes:
A, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, Q, J, 9, 5, 10, 7, repeat...
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste by one. When the Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to the Stock, maintaining order. You can go through the deck three times.
Each card in the Foundation pile scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 48
Without a King, you can't have regicide. Avoid them.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. Two redeals. |
| Waste | Directly to the right of Stock. To be taken from Stock. Top card available for play. |
| Foundations | Four piles top right. One card is dealt in the first Fondation at the start of the game, this is the base card. Other Fondations must be started with a card of the same rank as the base card. To be built up in suit from the base card. |
| Reserve | Middle (and lowest) slot. Deal thirteen cards face down here. Flip card to fill any spaces in the Tableau. When only one card is left in the Reserve, it will flip up and can be played on Foundation or a Tableau pile. |
| Tableau | Eight slots (four to the left and four to the right of Reserve.) Deal one card face up per slot. Tableau can be built down by suit. Cards can be moved singly to other slots on the Tableau, or in a group on to the Foundation. Each Tableau slot can hold a maximum of three cards. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
Cards in the tableau are built down by suit. Cards can only be moved singly to another Tableau pile. However, to ease monotony, groups of cards can be moved to Foundation. An empty slot in the Tableau is filled automatically from the Reserve. If the Reserve is empty, an empty slot can be filled by a card from the Waste or from another Tableau pile.
The Reserve exists mainly to deal cards into empty slots of the Tableau. However, when there is only one card left in the Reserve, it will become visible and is in play.
Cards are flipped from the Stock to the Waste singly. When the Stock is empty, move all cards in Waste back to the Stock, maintaining order. You can go through the deck three times.
Foundations are built up in suit from the base card (first card dealt to first Foundation). New Foundations are started when a card of the same rank as the first card placed during the dealing period are placed on empty Foundation piles. Aces are placed on Kings, and twos on Aces. Cards in Foundations are not in play.
Each card in the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
A little planning goes a long way. Check before piling cards in a Tableau. Remember the three card in a slot rule.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. Deck is placed here after dealing on to the Tableau. |
| Foundation | Four piles top right. To be built up in suit from Ace to King. |
| Tableau | Seven piles on the bottom. Deal two cards face down and one card face up for every pile. |
Remove all cards.
The Tableau is built down by alternate color. Builds of cards in sequence and alternating color can be moved as a unit. Empty Tableau piles can be filled by Kings or builds starting with a King.
Any empty Tableau slots must be filled if possible before dealing more cards. Clicking on the Stock deals one card face up on to each Tableau pile. The last deal places one card face up on the first three piles. There are no redeals.
The Foundation is built up in suit from Ace to King. Cards in the Foundation are no longer in play.
Each card placed on to a Foundation scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Move cards up to the Foundation when you can because the next deal may block it. However since cards in the Foundation are no longer in play, you may get stuck later needing that card. Hopefully this conundrum will be the most difficult one facing you today.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Foundation | Four piles on the left. Built from Ace to King in suit. |
| Reserves | Eight piles at top. Each reserve can only hold one card. The first four Reserve piles are each dealt one card at the beginning of the game. |
| Tableau | Eight piles underneath the Reserves. The cards are dealt face up on to the Tableau, with six cards in each of the slots. |
Move all cards to the Foundation piles.
The Tableau is built down by suit. Only the top card or build of cards can be moved. A build of cards can only be moved if the number of cards in the build is equal or less than one more than the number of Reserve slots free. Empty spaces in the Tableau can only be filled with a King or a build starting with a King.
Foundations are built up by suit from Ace to King. Although cards in the Foundations are technically still in play, there really is no need as playing these cards are not in any way helpful.
Any top card in the Tableau can be placed in an empty Reserve slot. These cards are available for play back into the Tableau or on to a Foundation pile.
Each card placed on to the Foundation piles scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 52
Move any card you can on to the Foundations as soon as possible. Leaving them around can only hinder your movement.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. No redeals. |
| Waste | To be taken from Stock. |
| Tableau | Deal face down seven overlapping rows starting with one card on the first row, increasing by one per row and staggering the piles as to achieve a pyramid. Flip bottom row. |
Move all cards to Waste.
All exposed cards in the pyramid are available for play. Build on to the Waste from these available cards whenever possible by playing a card with a rank immediately above or immediately below the rank of the top card in the Waste. Aces are both above Kings and below Deuces.
Cards can be flipped singly from the Stock to the Waste. There is no redeal.
Each card removed from the pyramid scores one point.
Maximum possible score: 28
Every pyramid needs a strong foundation. Get rid of the lower cards first, with an eye out to try to expose as many cards as possible.
Written by Rosanna Yuen
| Type of Deck | Standard Deck |
| Stock | Top left pile. The rest of the deck is placed here after dealing on to the Tableau. Cards are turned over one at a time to Waste. No redeals |
| Waste | To be taken from Stock. |
| Tableau | Deal face up seven overlapping rows starting with one card on the first row, increasing by one per row and staggering the piles as to achieve a pyramid. |