Klondike Solitaire

Deck

A standard 52-card deck.

Goal

Build all four suits up from ace to king in separate piles.

Foundations

As they become available, the four aces must be played above the tableau; these are the four foundations. Cards of the same suit may be played on each ace in ascending order, from low (2) to high (king). Once a card is played on a foundation, it can't be removed.

Playing on the Tableau

On the tableau, cards are played in descending order, alternating colors. Always plays cards on the tableau so that every card below it remains partially visible, so that you can tell which cards are in the column.

EXAMPLE: The 10 of hearts may be played on either the Jack of clubs or the Jack of spades. The 5 of clubs may be played on either the 6 of hearts or 6 of diamonds.

Anytime you move a card from one pile of the tableau to another, turn the revealed face-down card face up. This card is now available to be played or to be played on.

If a column in the tableau is emptied, any visible king (or a visible king with other cards on top of it) can be moved to fill that space.

Gameplay

Turn cards from the draw pile over one at a time. If the card you turn over is playable (either on a foundation or on the tableau), you may do so. If not, add it to a face-up discard pile. The top card on the discard pile is always available to be played.

You may only go through the draw pile once.

ALTERNATIVE: Pull the first three cards from the draw pile and lay them on the table face up so that only the third card is visible. If this card is playable, you may do so. If not, take the next three cards from the draw pile and lay them face up on top of the cards previously turned over. When you reach the end of the deck, you may turn the face up cards face down and go through it two more times. Do not shuffle the cards.

Winning

 You win Klondike Solitaire by building all four suits up from ace to king.

Scoring method

Here are the Score Values:

• 15 points for each card on the foundation (max: 15 * 52 = 780)
• 5 points for each opened card on the tableau excluding initially opened cards (max: 5 * 21 = 105)
• 5 points for each card moved from stock (max: 5 * 24 = 120)
• 995 points bonus for complete deck (that gives 2000 points for complete deck, and maximum 990 points for incomplete deck)