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Solitaire Variants: Which Game to Play Next

Nine solitaire games on one site, and how they differ.

The games at a glance

Game	Cards	Goal	The rule that defines it
Klondike	1 deck	Build four foundations, Ace to King	Build down in alternating colors; Draw 1 or Draw 3 from the stock
Spider	2 decks, 4 suits	Complete eight King-to-Ace runs of one suit	Any card fills an empty column; you deal from the stock only when no column is empty
FreeCell	1 deck, all face up	Build four foundations	Four free cells, each holding one card
Pyramid	1 deck	Clear the 28-card pyramid	Remove pairs that add up to 13; Kings go alone
TriPeaks	1 deck	Clear three peaks	Play a card one rank above or below the waste card; King and Ace connect
Golf	1 deck	Clear seven columns	Play a card one rank above or below the waste card; King and Ace don’t connect
Yukon	1 deck, no stock	Build four foundations	Move any face-up card together with the cards on top of it
Scorpion	1 deck	Complete four King-to-Ace runs of one suit	Build down in the same suit; any face-up card can move with the cards on top of it
Canfield	1 deck	Build four foundations from a random starting rank	A 13-card reserve feeds four short columns

Where to start

You like Klondike: try Yukon. Same layout and building rule, no stock, and much bigger moves.
You like puzzles: try FreeCell. Every card is visible from the start, so careful planning wins almost every deal.
You have five minutes: try Golf, TriPeaks or Pyramid. Quick rounds, simple rules, and luck plays a bigger part.
You want a long, hard game: try Spider, Scorpion or Canfield. VSolitaire’s Spider uses all four suits, the hardest version.

How variants work on VSolitaire

All eight variants are free to play in the browser and in the iPhone and Android app.
They are solo practice games: results are not saved and there is no leaderboard for them.
Undo goes back as far as 150 moves. There are no hints in the variants.
Races, rooms, the Daily Challenge, challenge links and the speed challenge use Klondike.

Nine games
Klondike plus eight classic variants, from quick Golf to two-deck Spider.
Free practice
Every variant is free to play, with up to 150 undos.
Clear rules
Each game has its own guide to the rules as they work on VSolitaire.

A few things you might be wondering

Which solitaire game is the easiest?

Golf, TriPeaks and Pyramid have the simplest rules and the shortest games. FreeCell is the most winnable, because every card is visible from the start.

Which solitaire game is the hardest?

Four-suit Spider, Scorpion and Canfield are the hardest on VSolitaire. Many deals can’t be won, and the ones that can need long planning.

Can I play the variants against other people?

No. The variants are solo games. Races, rooms, the Daily Challenge and challenge links use Klondike.

Are variant results saved?

No. The variants are practice games: wins and times are not stored and don’t appear on any leaderboard.