Elevate Your Solitaire Experience With 11 New Games

Main Objective

Unlike classic Klondike Solitaire where you build foundation piles, the objective in this game is to clear the tableau by removing all the cards. The difference is that you must remove cards by pairing them to reach a total value of 13. This might sound difficult, and it is. But, it becomes easier as you get a hang of it.

How to Play

• First, take a deck of 52 cards to set up the game.
• Place a card face-up. Now, place a row of two cards on top of it, forming a triangle.
• Keep doing this in sequential order until you make seven rows (the third row will consist of three cards, the fourth of four cards, and so on). 
• Set the remaining cards aside for the draw pile.
• Now, look at the tableau and find pairs that add up to 13. For example, an Ace (1) can be paired with a Queen (12).
• Match the cards, and remove the pairs from the tableau.
• If you can’t find any pairs, then you can take cards from the draw pile to uncover more. 
• A King counts as 13, so it doesn’t need a pair.
• Continue playing the game until you clear all the cards from the tableau.

Main Objective

Scoundrel’s main objective is to safely navigate through the dungeon while using cards to battle monsters and preserve health. There are four rooms in the tableau, and you must progress through each of them to win.

How to Play

• For the setup, get a 52-card Deck and remove the Jokers, red face cards, and red Aces. 
• Each card’s suit has a meaning: Spades and Clubs are monsters, Diamonds are weapons, and Hearts are health passes. 
• Turnover four cards, which make up one room.
• You need to clear three cards in each room, as the fourth one will be used in the next room.
• At the start of the game, you have 20 lives. 
• You must pass through a room without getting harmed. For example, if you remove a Spades card (which denotes a monster), then you’ll need a Diamond card to fight it.
• If you don’t have the card to beat a monster, then the rank of the monster card will determine the number of lives you lose. For instance, an eight of Spades will remove eight lives. 
• But, if you have a weapon to beat the monster, then the difference between the cards will determine the subtraction of lives. For example, a 4 of Diamonds can defeat a 9 of Clubs, but five lives will be deducted.
• You can also skip a room by compiling all four cards in that room and placing them at the end of the stock pile.
• Continue clearing rooms until all the cards are finished.

Main Objective

The goal in the game is to create foundations from Ace to King in ascending order. So, a foundation pile might start with the Ace of Diamonds and end with the King of Diamonds. If the goal sounds easy, then you’re on the right track. Once I started playing, I began to realize how easy it is.

How to Play

• The game starts with four Aces in the foundation piles. These Aces form the middle column in the setup.
• Place six cards face-up on both sides of the first Ace, respectively. Repeat this with the other three Aces. 
• A row of six cards makes a stack. So, in total, there are four stacks on each side of the middle column containing the Aces. 
• The foundation is already set; you just need to make sequences in ascending order. 
• Any card can be moved from the end of the stack to an empty space.
• Cards can be moved in stacks following a descending order.
• Continue moving cards from the ends of stacks until you make all four foundation piles.

Main Objective

The primary goal in Forty Thieves is to clear the tableau by filling in eight foundation piles. The cards will be stacked, starting from the Aces to the Kings. If you’re a regular Klondike player, then you might find this variant difficult because it requires you to form four more foundation piles. However, with a little practice, you can surely perfect this game.

How to Play

• Take two decks of 52 cards and shuffle them.
• Arrange a row of ten face-up cards.
• Next, add an overlapping row on top of those ten, followed by two additional rows of ten face-up cards.
• The remaining cards are your draw pile.
• Now, you need to make sequences from Ace to King and form eight foundation piles.
• You can transfer one card at a time from the tableau to another row or the final piles.
• The cards in the draw deck can be flipped over one at a time.
• Win by finishing all of your piles.

Main Objective

You might be confused about the main objective in this Solitaire variant given that it has fewer cards. But, the game’s primary goal is actually easy to understand. First, you need to know that suits are known as Clubs in this game. Second, you must clear the Clubs by dealing cards in a specific pattern of rows.

How to Play

• Take a Piquet deck and shuffle it thoroughly.
• The game is played with 32 cards ranging from Seven to Ace in each suit.
• The player selects a suit, say Clubs, shuffles the deck, and deals three cards to the table in a row, excluding the selected suit (i.e. Clubs).
• Another three cards are dealt, and the cycle is repeated.
• It is repeated five times, resulting in a total of 15 cards being dealt. Next, you reshuffle the cards (excluding the discards). You then deal another five packs of three sequentially, with any Clubs eliminated each time.
• Finally, you shuffle the cards for a third time and distribute them in groups of three.
• If all of the Clubs are out at the end of the third pass, then the game is won. If any Clubs remain in hand, then the game is lost.

Main Objective

The primary objective in Beehive Solitaire is to get all the cards into groups of four with matching ranks. This goal sets it apart from games like Klondike and FreeCell, where the focus is on building sequences.

How to Play

• The game is set up by laying out a stack of 10 face-up cards to form the Beehive.
• Next, make two rows of three face-up cards.
• Set the remaining deck aside.
• Start by matching ranks in the layout (e.g. Three of Hearts and Three of Spades).
• When there’s an empty space in the layout, you can use the top card of the Beehive to fill it.
• After you’ve used the entire Beehive, you can shift to the remaining deck, which was set aside at the start of the game.
• You have to flip three cards from the deck when using it. These cards form the waste pile.
• Once you’ve made a group of four cards, you can remove it from the layout. The top card from the Beehive then replaces it.
• If you clear all the cards, then you win the game.

Main Objective

The primary objective in Accordion Solitaire is to gather all the deck cards into one pile. Unlike Klondike, where you must make foundation piles, the cards in this unique variant are placed in a row so that their suit or value gets matched.

How to Play

• Shuffle the 52 cards and deal them face-up, one at a time.
• Have all of the cards in a row. If you run out of room, then proceed down to the row below the first, and so on.
• You can start playing once all of the cards have been correctly set up.
• There are just three rules to remember: (1) Cards can only be built on the left, (2) you can stack a card to the left if the card to its left has the same suit or rank, and (3) a card can be stacked third to the left if it is the same suit or rank.
• It doesn’t matter where you start. You can even start from the center of the group.
• Keep stacking the cards according to the guidelines above. Your objective is to have just one stack at the end of the game.
• You win the game when you’ve placed all 52 cards in one pile.

Main Objective

As in traditional bowling, the goal is to knock down as many pins as possible. For each frame, 10 ‘pin’ cards are dealt, with the remaining cards forming three ‘ball’ piles. If one of the pin cards matches one of the ball cards, then you can remove it.

How to Play

• Place the pin cards in four rows. For the first row, place one card face-up. For the second row, place two cards side by side. For the third row, three cards. And, for the fourth row, four cards. This will form the shape of an inverted pyramid.
• For the bowling balls, create three piles with the remaining ten cards. 
• Pile one has five cards, pile two has three cards, and the final ball pile has two cards. Place the top cards of each pile face-up.
• Use a standard bowling score sheet to keep track of the score.
• To knock down the pins, you can utilize one of the following: (1) the pin cards and the ball cards have the same value, (2) two or more pin cards equal the value of the ball card, or (3) the last digit of the pin card equals the value of the ball card.
• Each card has a numerical value (an Ace represents 1 point, and so on, up to 13).
• Certain pins can’t be knocked down if others are still standing. For instance, the middle pin in row three can’t be knocked down unless the pins around it have already been knocked down.
• If the ball card does not make a strike, proceed to the second pile of ball cards. 
• Complete the remaining ten frames to win the game.

Main Objective

The main aim in this game is to eliminate pairs of cards. This can be done horizontally, diagonally, and vertically. This is different from classic Solitaire, where you have to make foundation piles. This might sound complicated, but, trust me, it’s actually quite easy.

How to Play

• Shuffle 52 cards using the rifle technique.
• Assemble a tableau of 28 cards arranged in seven rows and four columns.
• Carefully look at the tableau and analyze it.
• Start matching pairs of cards horizontally, diagonally, and vertically.
• Cards can be matched according to their rank. For example, you can match an Eight of Spades with an Eight of Clubs.
• Keep making pairs until you’ve cleared the tableau.

Main Objective

As with many Solitaire variants, the goal is to arrange the cards in foundations, but not in numerical order. The game’s name reflects the fact that cards with the same value gradually pass through to succeeding foundations ‘via osmosis’. Remember that you just need to make four foundation piles by matching the card suits.

How to Play

• The top cards from the reserves and the discard pile are eligible to be played on the foundations.
• Foundations are built by following suit and according to the “osmosis rule”. This rule states that you cannot play a card to a foundation unless a card with the same rank has already been played to the foundation directly above.
• The top foundation is unique in that there is no other foundation above it. You can place any card onto it if it’s the proper suit.
• If a foundation is vacant, then you can begin with a card of any suit as long as it has not already been played to another foundation. The card’s rank must, though, adhere to the osmosis rule.

Main Objective

The main goal in this game is to build up piles in sequences and limit the number of cards left in your stock. Unlike classic Solitaire (where you have to make foundation piles), Devil’s Grip has a specific pattern of numbers through which you need to match your cards.

How to Play

• Get two sets of cards and remove the Aces. 
• Make a grid of three columns and eight rows consisting of face-up cards. 
• Place the remaining cards face-down as the stock.
• Each pile in the top row must be in the order of Deuce, Five, Eight, and Jack of the same suit.
• The middle row must be Three, Six, Nine, and Queen of the same suit. 
• The bottom row must be Four, Seven, Ten, and King of the same suit. 
• You are allowed to swap the locations of any two cards on the grid.
• You must create the sequences in all rows. 
• When a space becomes empty, the top card from the stock fills it.
• If you can’t find any more moves, then you are allowed to use a set of three cards from the stock.
• At the end of the game, count the cards left in your stock to determine your score.
• The closer your score is to zero, the closer you’ve come to winning the game.