247 Solitaire guides & articles
16 in-depth guides on 247 Solitaire and related topics.
Solitaire history & variants
Solitaire history & variants
Beleaguered Castle Solitaire: Rules and Tips
Beleaguered Castle solitaire rules and tips: learn to play this open-information game with a single deck and eight rows of cards.
Solitaire history & variants
Baker's Dozen Solitaire: Rules and Strategy
Baker's Dozen solitaire deals all 52 cards face up into 13 columns, with no free cells and every card visible from the start.
Solitaire history & variants
Accordion Solitaire: Rules for the Hardest Patience
Accordion solitaire is a one pile patience game with simple rules but a very low win rate. Learn how to play and plan your moves.
Solitaire history & variants
Clock Solitaire: Rules and the 1-in-13 Odds
Clock solitaire is a pure luck game with a 1 in 13 win probability. Learn the rules, why no skill is involved, and the neat maths behind the odds.
Solitaire history & variants
Which Solitaire Is Hardest? The Five Games Ranked
We rank five solitaire games by how often a deal can be won and how much skill matters, answering which solitaire is hardest and easiest to win.
Solitaire history & variants
A Short History of Solitaire: From 18th-Century Patience to the Free Online Era
The story of solitaire from its 18th-century European roots and the name patience, through the Klondike Gold Rush, FreeCell on PLATO and the Windows era, to free online play.
Solitaire history & variants
The Five Solitaire Games Compared: Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Yukon and Scorpion
A side-by-side comparison of the five solitaire games on 247solitaire.my, covering decks, layout, mechanics, difficulty and luck versus skill, with a pick for every mood.
FreeCell & Yukon skills
FreeCell & Yukon skills
Yukon vs Scorpion Solitaire: Same Moves, Different Game
Both Yukon and Scorpion let you move any face-up group, but their layouts, building rules, and difficulty are very different.
FreeCell & Yukon skills
FreeCell Solitaire Strategy: How to Play and Actually Win
A complete FreeCell guide: the rules, the four free cells, the move-limit formula, and the planning habits that let skilled players win nearly every deal.
FreeCell & Yukon skills
Yukon Solitaire: Rules, Strategy, and the Art of Excavation
Yukon plays like Klondike with no stock pile and a wild twist: you can move any face-up card together with everything stacked on it. Here are the rules and the excavation strategy.
How to play solitaire
How to play solitaire
How to Play Klondike Solitaire: A Complete Beginner's Guide
A friendly, complete guide to Klondike solitaire: understand the goal, the seven-column board, the stock and waste, the four foundations, and the rules that move cards.
How to play solitaire
The Solitaire Terms Glossary: Every Word You Need to Know
A quick-reference glossary defining the vocabulary of solitaire, from tableau and foundation to run, redeal, and auto-complete, each explained in a sentence or two.
Klondike strategy
Klondike strategy
How to Win More Solitaire Games: Six Habits That Raise Your Win Rate
Six habits that raise your solitaire win rate across every variant: uncover hidden cards, resist the foundations, value empty columns, plan the stock, use undo, and think in sequences.
Klondike strategy
Klondike Draw 1 vs Draw 3: Which Should You Play?
Draw-1 and draw-3 Klondike share the same board but deal the stock differently. Here is how reachability, win rates, and strategy change, and which mode to pick.
Spider & Scorpion tactics
Spider & Scorpion tactics
Scorpion Solitaire Guide: Rules, Tactics, and How It Differs From Spider
Scorpion is a one-deck tangle where you build down by suit and can move any face-up card with everything on top of it. Learn the rules, the tactics, and how it differs from Spider.
Spider & Scorpion tactics
Spider Solitaire: How to Play, and How to Win
Everything you need to start Spider solitaire: the two-deck layout, how to build down any colour, how to remove complete same-suit runs, and how the suit count sets the difficulty.