When cards are moved to each of the four foundation piles, they must be all of the same suit, in ascending order from Ace (low) to King (high). For example, if a card on the stockpile is the 7 of hearts (red), only the 6 of clubs or 6 of spades can be played on it.
On the seven stockpiles, called the tableau, cards can only be moved onto a card that is one greater than the card being played, and of an opposite color. Players attempt to move all of their cards from their 7-column stockpiles, draw, and waste piles to the 4 foundations piles. Klondike Solitaire is a fun one-player sorting card game. For other solitaire versions, see the “Solitaire Variations” section below. There are over 500 variations of solitaire games, but when someone says they’re “playing solitaire,” they’re usually talking about the “Klondike” version of the game that we’ll outline in this article.
Solitaire (aka Patience in Europe) is a category of card-arranging games that are usually played by a single player.
