Sixteen solitaire games and five card games to play against the computer, all free in your browser with no sign-up. Some take two minutes, some take an evening. This page helps you pick one.
All the games at a glance
| Game | Cards | Difficulty | What you do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike | 1 deck | Medium | Build four suits from Ace to King, turning one card at a time from the stock |
| Solitaire Turn 3 | 1 deck | Hard | Klondike with three cards turned at a time |
| Spider, 1 suit | 2 decks | Easy | Build eight runs from King to Ace in ten columns |
| Spider, 2 suits | 2 decks | Medium | The same, with spades and hearts to sort |
| Spider, 4 suits | 2 decks | Hard | The same, with all four suits |
| FreeCell | 1 deck | Medium | Every card face up; use four free cells to sort the columns |
| Baker's Game | 1 deck | Hard | FreeCell with every column built down in suit |
| Pyramid | 1 deck | Medium | Remove pairs that add up to 13 |
| TriPeaks | 1 deck | Easy | Play cards one higher or lower to clear three peaks |
| Golf | 1 deck | Medium | Play cards one higher or lower to clear seven columns |
| Yukon | 1 deck | Medium | Klondike with every card dealt and looser moves |
| Scorpion | 1 deck | Hard | Build four suits from King to Ace inside the columns |
| Forty Thieves | 2 decks | Hard | Build down in suit with one pass through a long stock |
| Spiderette | 1 deck | Hard | Spider with one deck on the Klondike layout |
| Aces Up | 1 deck | Easy to learn | Throw out cards beaten by a higher card of their suit until only the Aces remain |
| Russian Solitaire | 1 deck | Hard | Yukon built down in suit instead of alternating colors |
| Canfield | 1 deck | Hard | Work through a 13-card reserve; foundations start from a new rank each deal |
| Clock | 1 deck | Pure luck | Turn cards around a clock face and finish every hour before the fourth King |
| Simple Simon | 1 deck | Medium | Spider with one deck and every card face up |
| Hearts | 1 deck | Medium | Avoid hearts and the Queen of spades against three computer players |
| Spades | 1 deck | Medium | Bid and win tricks with a computer partner; spades are always trump |
| Euchre | 24 cards | Medium | Pick trump and take three of five tricks with a computer partner |
| Gin Rummy | 1 deck | Medium | Collect sets and runs and knock before the computer does |
| Cribbage | 1 deck | Medium | Score fifteens, pairs and runs and peg your way to 121 |
Difficulty is a rough guide to how often a careful player wins, not a promise. Every solitaire game has unlimited Undo, so you can make any of them gentler by taking moves back.
If you grew up with Windows Solitaire
Klondike is the game most people simply call solitaire: seven columns, a stock to turn over, and four foundations to fill from Ace to King. If it feels too easy, Solitaire Turn 3 deals the stock three cards at a time, which makes every pass through it count.
Yukon is the natural next step. There is no stock at all, and you can move any face-up card together with the cards on top of it, even when they are out of order. It rewards players who like to look a few moves ahead.
Spider and its relatives
Spider Solitaire uses two decks and ten columns. You build long runs from King down to Ace, and a finished run leaves the table. Start with one suit, move up to two suits when you win most games, and try four suits for a real challenge.
Spiderette squeezes Spider into one deck and seven columns, so games are shorter but tighter. Scorpion borrows Spider's goal of building runs in the columns, but only lets a card move onto the next card of its own suit. Simple Simon deals one deck face up into ten columns with no stock, so you can see every card while you plan.
Games where every card is face up
FreeCell deals all 52 cards face up, so nothing is hidden and nearly every deal can be won with careful planning. It is the best choice if you enjoy thinking a position through. Baker's Game, the older game FreeCell grew from, uses the same deal but builds in suit, which makes it noticeably harder. Forty Thieves also starts with its columns face up, but uses two decks, builds in suit and gives you only one pass through the stock. It is one of the harder classic games, and a win feels earned. Canfield keeps its four columns face up too, but hides thirteen cards in a reserve you dig through one at a time, and starts its foundations from a different rank every deal.
Quick games for a short break
TriPeaks and Golf are both played by moving cards that are one higher or one lower than the card on the waste pile. TriPeaks lets Aces and Kings connect and usually lets you build long chains; Golf does not, and asks you to plan around Kings. Pyramid is a different kind of puzzle: you clear the pyramid by pairing cards that add up to 13. Aces Up is quicker still: four columns, and a card goes whenever a higher card of its suit shows on another column. Clock needs no decisions at all: turn the cards around the clock face and see whether luck is with you, a gentle game for a few quiet minutes.
When you want company: Hearts, Spades, Euchre, Gin Rummy and Cribbage
Not every card game here is played alone. In Hearts you sit down with three computer players, pass three cards before each hand, and try to take as few hearts as you can while dodging the Queen of spades. It is the game many people remember from Windows alongside Solitaire and FreeCell.
Spades turns the table into two teams. You and your computer partner bid how many tricks you will win, and spades are always trump. Make your bid without taking too many extra tricks, and the score climbs toward 500.
Euchre is the fast one: five cards each, a turned-up card to bid on, and two Jacks that outrank everything once trump is chosen. You and your partner need three of the five tricks, and the first team to 10 points wins.
Gin Rummy is the classic two-player game: you against the computer, ten cards each. Collect sets and runs, knock when your leftover cards add up to 10 or less, or go gin with none at all. The first player to 100 points wins.
Cribbage is the other great two-player classic. You send two cards to the crib, peg points for fifteens, pairs and runs as you play toward 31, then count your hand with the starter card. The first to 121 wins.
How to choose
- Five minutes free: TriPeaks, Golf, Pyramid, Aces Up or Clock.
- A classic you know by heart: Klondike or Spider with one suit.
- A puzzle you can think through: FreeCell, Baker's Game or Simple Simon.
- A long, hard game: Spider with four suits, Forty Thieves, Scorpion or Canfield.
- Something with opponents: Hearts, Gin Rummy or Cribbage, or Spades and Euchre with a partner.
Every game has a Daily Deal that is the same for everyone each day, and keeps your statistics in your own browser, so you can see your win rate and streaks grow.