# Solitaire

> The classic one-player card game.

Pull up a chair at the Card Café. Your character sits at a little table with a mug of cocoa, thinks along with you when you're stuck, and cheers every card you send home. Build each suit from Ace to King, turn the deck one card or three at a time, and undo any slip. Once every card is face up, the game finishes itself.

- Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/solitaire/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up)
- Neighborhood: [Card Café](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/card/index.md)
- Controls: Tap, drag, mouse or keys
- Best on: portrait screens
- Coins for goals: 1 per 40 points, up to 15 a run

## How to play

1. Move a card onto one a rank higher in the other color, like a red 6 on a black 7. Only a King can fill an empty pile, and runs of cards move together.
2. Tap or click a card to send it to its best spot, home first, or drag it where you want it. A card at home can come back down the same way. Tap the deck to turn over more cards. Pick Draw 1 or Draw 3 on the start card, and your choice is saved.
3. Keys work too: the arrows or Tab pick a card, Enter sends it to its best spot, Space picks it up to place yourself, U undoes and N deals again.
4. Every card home at the end scores 10 points, and a win adds a speed bonus: the quicker the win, the bigger the bonus.

## Tips

- Turn over face-down cards first, starting with the tallest piles: those hidden cards are what block a win.
- Don't empty a pile unless a King is ready to move into it. An empty pile only takes a King.
- Hold back from sending low cards home too early when a pile still needs them to build down.
- Stuck? Undo is free, so try a different move and see where it leads.

## Questions

### Is it free?

Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with no download and no sign-up. Coins you earn are for fun and can never be bought.

### Is this Klondike solitaire?

Yes. It's Klondike, the classic version: build four suits from Ace to King, stacking cards down in alternating colors.

### Can I play Draw 3?

Yes. Pick Draw 1 or Draw 3 on the start card, and your choice is saved for next time.

### Is there an undo button?

Yes. Undo as many moves as you like, or press U on a keyboard.

### Can I play on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It's built for touch first and plays the same on a phone, a tablet, a Chromebook or a computer.

## Achievements

- **First deal** (bronze, 10 coins): Finish your first game.
- **Thirteen home** (bronze, 20 coins): Send 13 cards home in one game.
- **Café regular** (bronze, 30 coins): Play 10 games.
- **Halfway home** (silver, 40 coins): Send 26 cards home in one game.
- **Solved it!** (silver, 60 coins): Win a game.
- **Quick solver** (gold, 100 coins): Win a game in 6 minutes or less.
- **Lightning solver** (diamond, 150 coins): Win a game in 3 minutes or less.

## More to play

- Spider Solitaire (coming soon): Build suited runs with one, two or four suits. (Card Café)
- Pyramid Solitaire (coming soon): Pair cards that add up to 13 to clear the pyramid. (Card Café)
- Free Cells (coming soon): Solitaire with four free cells to plan with. (Card Café)