Play Solitaire Online

When people say "solitaire," this is the game they mean. Klondike is the layout that came bundled with Windows in 1990 and turned a nineteenth-century patience game into the most played card game on computers. If you learned solitaire from a parent, an office PC, or a long flight, you learned this one.

The game uses a standard 52-card deck. Cards are dealt into seven tableau columns, with each column holding one more card than the last. Only the top card of each column starts face up, and the remaining cards form the stock. The goal is to build four foundation piles, one per suit, from Ace up to King.

You move cards between tableau columns in descending order with alternating colors — red on black, black on red. When you expose a face-down card, it flips automatically, and every flip opens new options. Draw from the stock one card at a time (Turn 1) or three at a time (Turn 3) when the tableau runs dry.

This free version keeps the focus on the cards: unlimited deals, undo and redo, a move counter, timer, and win statistics — no download, no signup, no waiting. If you are new to the game, the rules page walks through a full hand, and the strategy guide covers the habits that turn close losses into wins.