Start playing unlimited online games of solitaire for free. No download or email registration required, meaning you can start playing now. Our game is the fastest loading version on the internet, and is mobile-friendly.

Play solitaire for free. No download or registration needed. Hi there, I'm Jo! I originally created this game in November 2011. Please let me know if something doesn't work. Our game is the fastest loading version on the internet, and is mobile-friendly. Play over 500 versions of solitaire - Play Klondike Turn 1, Klondike Turn 3, Spider, Free Cell, Pyramid, and Golf, among many other versions. Undo moves - The chances of winning are between 80 and 90%. However, even if you have a winnable game, if you make one.

• Play over 500 versions of solitaire - Play Klondike Turn 1, Klondike Turn 3, Spider, Free Cell, Pyramid, and Golf , among many other versions.

• Undo moves - The chances of winning are between 80 and 90%. However, even if you have a winnable game, if you make one wrong move, it may be the end of your game. If you're stuck, you can undo as many moves as you’d like to get yourself back in the game and win!

• Change difficulty levels - You can play with turn 1 and turn 3 options. Turn 1 is when 1 card is drawn from the stockpile at a time and is an easier version. Turn 3 is when three cards are moved from the stockpile at time, and is harder because you can only play every third card.

• Track your moves and time - If you're competitive, you’ll want to track how many moves it takes to win a game, how long it takes, and how many times you pass through the deck. You then challenge yourself to beat your record times and number of moves. Practice makes perfect!

• Create a free account - If you’d like, you can register an account to save a game and pick up where you left off on any device. We’ll even track all the games you’ve played, including your time to completion and total number of moves. You’ll can see how you get better over time.

• Play the game of the day - Everyday, we introduce a new winnable game. See how you perform compared to other players. Scroll below the game to see the current leaders, and try to beat their score. You can play as many times as you like, and leave comments and tips.

• Play on your mobile phone or tablet - Our game works perfectly on any size phone or tablet device, both in vertical and horizontal orientations.

• Enjoy a clean design, animations, and sounds - We’ve designed our playing cards to be classic and clean, so they are easy to read as you sequence cards, and our animations keep you engaged. You can also customize playing card designs, play with sounds, and play in fullscreen mode.

Solitaire rules and how to play

Game setup: After a 52-card deck is shuffled you’ll begin to set up the tableau by distributing the cards into seven columns face down, with each new card being placed into the next column.

The tableau increases in size from left to right, with the left-most pile containing one card and the right-most containing seven. As an example, this means the first seven cards will create the seven columns of the Tableau. The eighth card distributed will go into the second column, since the first column already has its one and only card.

After the piles are complete, they should be cascaded downwards such that they form a “reverse staircase” form towards the right. Ultimately, you will have seven piles, with the first pile containing one card, the second pile containing two cards, the third pile containing three cards etc. Only the last card in each of the Tableau columns is flipped over face up so you can see it’s suit, color and value. In our game, this is automatically done for you!

All leftover cards after the foundations are created become the “Stock,” where you can turn over the first card.

Goal: To win, you need to arrange all the cards into the four empty Foundations piles by suit color and in numerical order, starting from Ace all the way to King.

Tableau: This is the area where you have seven columns, with the first column containing one card and each sequential column containing one more additional card. The last card of every pile is turned over face up.

Stockpile: This is where you can draw the remaining cards, which can then be played in the game. If not used, the cards are put into a waste pile. Once all cards are turned over, the remaining cards that have not been moved to either the tableau or foundation can then be redrawn from the stockpile in the same order.

Playing the game:

1. Face up cards in the tableau or stockpile can be moved on top of another face up card in the tableau of an opposite color that is one rank higher, forming a sequence of cards.

2. Groups or stacks of sequenced cards in the tableau can also be moved together on top of a card of the opposite color and higher rank.

3. If a tableau column has only face-down cards remaining, the last card is flipped over and can be played.

4. To start a foundation pile, an Ace must be played. Once a foundation pile is started, only cards of that suit can be placed in that specific pile.

5. As cards are surfaced from the stockpile or tableau, and there are no other cards on top of them, they may be moved to a foundation pile if they can be placed in the right order.

6. If a tableau column is empty, you may move a King, and only a King, to that column.

7. Win by moving all the cards to the Foundation piles in the right order.

News and updates

• 12/16/20 - We've rebuilt our Freecell and Spider games so they now have the same great features as our Klondike game. On those games, you can now play the game of the day and change card desgins. Check them out!
• 12/29/2020 - We added a new tile matching game, Mahjong! If you don't know how to play, there is a guide to instruct you below the game!
• 1/12/2021 - We introduced Hearts, a trick-taking card game, to our platform. While normally played with other people, you can play against the computer. Keeping track of cards and anticipating moves is critical to winning this game.
• 1/20/2021 - Now when you play on mobile, the cards will appear bigger. We hope this will further imporve gameplay and usability for mobile users.
• 2/25/2021 - If you like hearing cards move, you can now play with sounds. Under the more button you'll find the option to turn sounds on.
• 3/18/2021 - We introduced comments. Now after every game, you can leave comments and and tips for other players.
• 4/15/2021 - While we love card games, we also love all classic games. We're pleased to announce that we released Sudoku with various difficulty levels. If you're intested in a number puzzle, give Sudoku a try!
• 4/26/2021 - We introduced new cards in our mobile experience so it's even easier to read and move the cards.

Solitaire terminology

There are multiple specific terms that are used in texts about solitaire, such as stock, waste pile, tableau, foundations and more. We have definitions for the most common terms on our solitaire terminology page.

Solitaire game types and families

Over 500 different solitaire variants exist. These are of course all played with one or multiple decks of playing cards, but there are also other commonalities between certain games.

There are different solitaire game types, depending on whether all cards are visible at the start or not (closed games, half-open games, open games). The type of gameplay can also be used to classify solitaire games (builders, packers, non-builders). Our page with solitaire types and families classifies the most common solitaire games according to their type and family.

Well-known solitaire games

We all know the classic solitaire variant, officially known as Klondike Solitaire, in which you build cards on the tableau according to alternate colors. Other well-known games are Spider Solitaire, FreeCell, Pyramid Solitaire, Golf Solitaire, Tri Peaks and Forty Thieves.

Solitaire history

Solitaire is one of the most popular card games, but do you also know its history? Solitaire has been around since the 18th century, when it first appeared in a written text. In English society, solitaire gained popularity thanks to a book called Illustrated Games of Patience, written by Lady Adelaide Cadogan. Make sure to read David Parlett's extensive article on the history of solitaire for more info.

Solitaire Yosemite National Park

Solitaire strategy

Winning at solitaire depends as much on skill as it depends on luck. That's why we created an overview of the most common strategies to increase your win chances when playing solitaire. For example, where should you move cards when you have multiple options? Read more on our solitaire strategy page to win your next game of solitaire.

About Solitaire Paradise

Cached

Here we pride ourselves on creating, finding and distributing solitaire games, card games, and puzzle games. All our games are completely free to play and don't require any download. Games made by the former owner of Solitaire Paradise (Glowing Eye Games) are among many of the most popular games on this site. Glowing Eye Games started creating these games in 2009 because they felt that card games in general often lacked the professional touch that could make them more interesting and fun. They have taken a great deal of effort to create exciting themes, settings, and rule updates for each type of solitaire game that they have found.

Solitaire Yosemite Online

We have worked hard to create a website that you can trust, where you can relax and enjoy yourself for a few minutes, or more. If you like the website, we'd really appreciate it if you could spread the word to help others to find these relaxing games.

Solitaire Yosemite Valley

We also regularly search the internet for popular games made by other developers. We hope you enjoy playing all these card games as much we have enjoyed making them, finding them, and playing them ourselves!