The big three
Reviewed · Every classic solitaire, and where to play it online
Klondike, Spider and FreeCell: the three solitaires most people mean, with the rules that change them and what a good online version gets right.
The big three
Klondike solitaire online: where to play and how to win
Klondike is the solitaire most people know: seven columns, four foundations and a stock you draw from one or three cards at a time.
Open →The big threeSpider solitaire online: one, two and four suits
Spider uses two decks and ten columns, and its difficulty depends on the suit count: one suit is relaxing, four suits is one of the hardest common solitaires.
Open →The big threeFreeCell online: rules, supermoves and solvable deals
FreeCell deals every card face up and gives you four free cells, so nearly every game can be won by planning.
Open →Sources
- Blake and Gent: the winnability of Klondike: University of St Andrews research on solitaire winnability.
- Solitaire Laboratory: FreeCell FAQ: Documents the 32,000 numbered Microsoft deals and deal #11982.
- Solitaire Online: how to play FreeCell: Rules and supermoves.
- Solitaire Online: how to play Klondike: Rules and Draw 1 / Draw 3.
- Solitaire Online: how to play Spider: Rules and suit counts.
- Pagat.com: patience and solitaire games: A long-running independent reference for card game rules.
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