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🃏 Drag a stack, or tap a card and then tap its new home • Double-click sends a card to its foundation • Only a King fills an empty column
The classic solitaire game, right here in your browser, free. This is Klondike Solitaire, the card game almost everyone has played. Seven columns, four foundations, one stock pile. Build the columns down in alternating colours, free the Aces, and stack every suit from Ace to King to win. No download. No sign-up. It works on your phone and your PC.
Pick Draw 1 for a gentler game, or Draw 3 for the real challenge. Full undo, smart hints, an auto-finish button and a Daily Deal are all built in.
Genre
Card · Puzzle
Players
1 Player
Platform
Browser · Mobile · PC
Price
Free
In this guide
How to play Klondike Solitaire
The goal is simple to say and hard to do: move all 52 cards onto the four foundations, one pile per suit, in order from Ace to King. Here is how a game runs.
- Press Play. The game deals 28 cards into seven columns. The first column has one card, the last has seven. Only the top card of each column faces up. The other 24 cards form the stock.
- Build the columns down. A card can land on a column card that is one rank higher and the opposite colour. A red 6 goes on a black 7. A black Queen goes on a red King.
- Move stacks, not just single cards. Any face-up run that already builds down in alternating colours can move as one stack. Drag it, or tap the bottom card of the run and then tap its new home.
- Free the Aces. When an Ace shows, send it to a foundation. Double-click any card to send it home if it fits. Then build that suit upward: Ace, 2, 3, all the way to the King.
- Work the stock. Click the stock to turn cards onto the waste pile. The top waste card can move to a column or a foundation. When the stock runs out, click it again to flip the waste pile back and go through it once more.
- Flip and fill. Moving the last face-up card off a column flips the face-down card under it. An empty column accepts only a King, or a stack that starts with a King.
You win when all four foundations reach their Kings. When every card on the board is face up and the stock is empty, the Auto-Finish button appears and plays the endgame out for you.
Controls for phone and PC
| Action | Phone / tablet | PC / laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Move a card or stack | Drag it, or tap it and then tap its new home | Drag it with the mouse, or click it and then click its new home |
| Send a card to a foundation | Double-tap the card | Double-click the card |
| Draw from the stock | Tap the stock pile | Click the stock pile |
| Undo, hints, new game | Tap the buttons above the board | Click the buttons above the board |
The full rules
- Columns build down in alternating colours. Red on black, black on red, always one rank lower. A 9 of hearts lands on a 10 of clubs or a 10 of spades, never on a 10 of diamonds.
- Foundations build up by suit. Each foundation starts with an Ace and climbs in order to the King. A card can only join its own suit.
- Only a King fills an empty column. No other card, and no stack led by another card, can start a fresh column.
- Face-down cards flip when freed. When the face-up cards above a face-down card move away, the face-down card turns over at once and earns you points.
- The stock cycles without a limit. You can pass through the stock as many times as you like. Each new pass after the first one costs points, so endless cycling will slowly drain your score.
- Foundation cards can come back down. If a card you sent up would unlock a column move, you may bring it back down to a column. It costs 15 points, so do it only when it opens something real.
One honest truth about Klondike: not every deal can be won. Some shuffles bury the cards you need under cards you cannot move. Strong players win roughly one game in five in Draw 1, and far fewer in Draw 3. A lost deal is not a failed player.
Draw 1 or Draw 3: which should you play?
| Draw 1 | Draw 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | One stock card turns at a time | Three stock cards turn at a time |
| Which cards you can use | Every card, as it appears | Only the top card of each three |
| Feel of the game | Relaxed, thoughtful, more wins | Tense, tighter, far fewer wins |
| New pass through the stock | Costs 100 points | Costs 20 points |
| Best for | Learning, streaks, a calm game | A real test of planning |
Start with Draw 1 while you learn. Switch to Draw 3 when Draw 1 feels easy. In Draw 3, the order of the stock matters a lot: playing one waste card changes which cards land on top of the next three, so think before you spend a stock card. You can switch modes at any time with the Draw button above the board. The new mode counts from the next card you draw, and your choice is saved for your next visit.
Scoring: how your points add up
| Move | Points |
|---|---|
| Waste card to a column | +5 |
| Waste card to a foundation | +10 |
| Column card to a foundation | +10 |
| Flipping a face-down card over | +5 |
| Foundation card back to a column | -15 |
| New pass through the stock, Draw 1 | -100 |
| New pass through the stock, Draw 3 | -20 |
Your score can never drop below zero. Your best score saves in your browser, along with your games played, your wins and your fastest winning time. Quick, clean games with few stock passes beat slow games that cycle the stock again and again.
7 tips that win games
- Flip a card before you draw. If any move on the board turns a face-down card over, make that move first. New cards change everything, and the stock will still be there afterwards.
- Play the board before the stock. Column moves open the game up. Drawing first can bury a card you needed under the waste pile at the worst moment.
- Attack the longest column. The column with the most face-down cards hides the most of the game. Moves that free cards from it are worth more than the same move anywhere else.
- An empty column is a promise, not a hole. Only a King can fill it. Before you empty a column, check that a King, or a stack led by a King, is free to move into it. Otherwise you have one less working column.
- Aces and 2s go up at once. Think about the rest. An Ace or a 2 on a foundation can never block you. Mid cards are different: a red 7 on its foundation is a landing spot your black 8 no longer has. Send mid cards up when you are sure you do not need them below.
- Keep both colours open. Try to keep a red landing spot and a black landing spot free at the same time. If every open spot needs the same colour, half the board locks up.
- Use Undo and Hint as teachers. Stuck between two lines? Play one. If it dies, undo and play the other. The Hint button finds legal moves you walked past.
The Daily Deal and your record
Press Daily and the game deals a shuffle set by the date. Every player who visits today gets exactly the same cards, in the same order. It is the fairest test of pure skill the game offers, and a fresh one lands every morning. Normal games use a fresh random shuffle every time.
Your record lives in your own browser: games played, games won, your best score and your fastest win, plus the Draw mode you picked. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed.
Is Klondike Solitaire free and safe to play?
Yes. The game is free. It runs fully inside this page. It asks for no name, no email and no account, and it installs nothing on your device. This is the classic Klondike game, rebuilt by GameOLL as an original browser version with modern touches: full undo, hints, a daily deal and an auto-finish for won endgames.
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Klondike Solitaire FAQ
Is Klondike Solitaire free to play?
Yes. This solitaire game is 100% free. You play the full Klondike game right on this page. There is no download, no sign-up and no payment.
What is the difference between Draw 1 and Draw 3?
Draw 1 turns one stock card at a time, so every card is easy to reach and the game is gentler. Draw 3 turns three cards at a time and only the top one can be played, which makes the game harder. You can switch at any time with the Draw button.
Can every game of Klondike Solitaire be won?
No. Some deals cannot be solved, no matter how well you play. That is normal for Klondike. If you feel stuck, use the Hint button, undo a few moves, or start a fresh deal.
How does the scoring work?
You earn 5 points for moving a waste card to a column and 10 points for sending a card to a foundation. Flipping a face-down card earns 5 points. Bringing a foundation card back down costs 15 points, and a new pass through the stock costs 100 points in Draw 1 or 20 points in Draw 3. Your score never drops below zero.
What is the Daily Deal?
The Daily Deal is a shuffle set by the date, so every player gets the same cards all day. Come back tomorrow for a new one. Your normal games use a fresh random shuffle every time.
Can I play Klondike Solitaire on my phone?
Yes. The game is built for touch screens. Drag a card with your finger, or tap a card and then tap where it should go. It also works with a mouse on laptops and desktop PCs.
Final verdict: should you play Klondike Solitaire?
Yes — if you want the one card game that never gets old. Klondike is free, instant and honest: no download, no account, no tricks. Draw 1 is a calm five-minute break. Draw 3 is a genuine fight. The Daily Deal gives you a fair score to chase every morning, and your best score and fastest win are always waiting when you come back. Deal the cards and see if this shuffle is one of the winnable ones.
▶ Play Klondike Solitaire 🎮 See All Free GamesLast updated: November 4, 2026. Klondike Solitaire v1.0 — the first release of our original solitaire game, with Draw 1 and Draw 3 modes, full undo, hints, auto-finish, classic scoring and a daily deal. An original GameOLL browser game. Found a bug? Tell us in the comments and we will fix it in the next version.
