Controls

You play by tapping or clicking cards, not dragging them. Tap a card to pick it up, or click it on a laptop, then tap or click where it should go: a free cell, a foundation, or another column.

The board has three areas, and the free cells are the key:

• The tableau and foundations work like most solitaire: build the tableau columns downward in alternating colors, and build the four foundations upward by suit from ace to king.
• The free cells are four spots that each hold one card. Every move is a single card, so parking one in a free cell is how you set it aside to reach the card buried beneath it.

Every card is face up from the start, so there's no hidden information, and nearly every deal is winnable.

A Help button explains the rules on demand, and Hint highlights a move you can make right now if you get stuck.

Tips

• Plan before you move anything. Since all cards are visible, look at the whole board and map out a sequence of moves first, because a move that seems helpful can block a card you need later.
• Keep your free cells empty. Every card you park in a free cell is a cell you can't use for anything else, so avoid filling them unless you have a clear plan to move that card back out.
• Free your aces and low cards early. You need aces on the foundations to start building, so prioritize digging out aces and twos, which also opens up the columns above them.
• Work toward an empty column. An empty tableau column is powerful, since any card can move into it, giving you an extra spot to shuffle cards through, so clearing one is often worth real effort.
• Don't rush cards to the foundations. A card sent up to the foundation can't come back to help arrange the tableau, so keep cards available in the columns until you're sure you won't need them.
• There's no undo, so slow down before you move. Every card placement here is final, so work out your next two or three moves before you touch a card, since there's no backing out of one that turns out wrong.

Frequently asked questions