Solitaire: Complete Guide

Game Components

Card Piles

• The Stock
  • Located in upper left corner
  • Contains facedown cards
• The Waste
  • Located next to the Stock
  • Contains faceup cards from the Stock
• The Foundations
  • Located in upper right corner
  • Four piles, one for each suit
• The Tableau
  • Seven piles forming the main playing area
  • Cards arranged in descending stair pattern

Initial Setup

• Tableau piles are numbered 1-7, with each pile containing its number in cards
• Only the top card of each Tableau pile starts face-up
• Remaining cards form the Stock pile
• Waste and Foundation piles begin empty

Game Objective

Build all four Foundation piles from Ace to King in their respective suits:

• Each Foundation must contain one complete suit
• Cards must be placed in order: A→2→3→4→5→6→7→8→9→10→J→Q→K

Legal Moves

Stock and Waste

• Turn cards from Stock to Waste (1 or 3 cards, configurable in Options)
• Move top Waste card to Foundation or Tableau

Foundation Moves

• Place cards on Foundations in ascending order by suit
• Remove top card from Foundation back to Tableau (optional rule)

Tableau Moves

• Stack cards in descending order with alternating colors
  • Example: Place red 6 on black 7
• Move single cards or stacks of properly sequenced cards
• Only Kings can be placed on empty Tableau spaces
• Flip face-down cards when revealed
• Double-click cards to automatically move them to Foundation

Special Features

• Auto-Complete: Game automatically completes when all cards are face-up and Stock is empty
• Unlimited Undos: Available but count toward total moves
• Statistics: Track moves and completion time
• No Scoring System: Time and move counting only