Topic

Picking a game

Reviewed 8 November 2026 · Every classic solitaire, and where to play it online

Short answer

Which solitaire to play, in what order to learn them, and how hard each one really is.

Picking a game

Best Solitaire Online: what makes a game worth playing online

The best way to play solitaire online is a version that keeps the traditional rules, states its variations, and adds only what helps: unlimited undo, honest hints…

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Solitaire Online: the site behind our picks

Solitaire Online (solitaire-online.com) is our pick for every game in this guide: 37 solitaire variants among 59 free games, with no download or sign-up, unlimited undo…

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Which solitaire should you play?

Pick by how much time you have and how much luck you want. Two minutes: TriPeaks or Golf. Ten minutes and a classic: Klondike. A puzzle with no luck: FreeCell.

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Solitaire games from easiest to hardest

Roughly, from easiest to hardest: Spider one suit, Klondike Draw 1, FreeCell, TriPeaks, Pyramid, Yukon, Klondike Draw 3, Spider two suits, Golf, Scorpion, Forty…

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Learning solitaire online: an order that works

Start with Klondike Draw 1 to learn building and foundations, add Spider one suit, then FreeCell for planning.

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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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