Free Solitaire Games
Ten classic games of solitaire, all free, with large cards that are easy to read on a computer, tablet or phone. Every game has hints and Undo, there are no timers, and your game saves itself whenever you stop. Choose one below to start playing straight away.
FreeCell Solitaire
Nearly every deal can be won if you plan ahead. Classic game numbers.
Play FreeCellYukon Solitaire
Every card is dealt from the start. Move any face-up card, with all the cards on top of it.
Play YukonScorpion Solitaire
Build each suit down from King to Ace in the columns. Move any face-up card, with the cards on top of it.
Play ScorpionForty Thieves Solitaire
A classic two-deck challenge: build each suit up from Ace to King, with every card in the layout face up.
Play Forty ThievesCanfield Solitaire
Play out the 13-card reserve and build each suit up from the starting card, going round from King to Ace.
Play CanfieldTriPeaks Solitaire
Clear three peaks in long runs, one rank up or down. Every game can be won.
Play TriPeaksGolf Solitaire
Clear seven columns onto one pile, one card up or down. Score like golf: lower is better.
Play GolfNot sure which to play?
- For the game most people grew up with, play Klondike. Choose Draw 1 for an easier game.
- If you enjoy thinking a few moves ahead, try FreeCell: with every card face up, nearly every deal can be won.
- If you like Klondike but want every card dealt from the start, try Yukon: there's no stock to turn, and any face-up card can move with the cards on top of it.
- For a real challenge, try Scorpion: like Yukon, but you build each suit down from King to Ace right in the columns. Its easier Wasp rules are in Settings.
- For a long game with two decks, try Forty Thieves: every card in the layout is face up, and the Easier setting lets you go through the stock twice.
- For a twist on Klondike, try Canfield: the foundations start from a different card each game, and a reserve of thirteen cards waits to be played out.
- For a longer game to settle into, play Spider with one suit, and add suits as it gets easier.
- For something quick and cheerful, try Pyramid or TriPeaks. Every new game we deal can be won.
- If you like to see the whole problem at once, try Golf, where all 35 cards are face up from the start.
Our guide to choosing a solitaire game compares six of them in more detail, and Can every game of solitaire be won? explains the odds in each.
A game a day
Each solitaire game has a daily deal, the same for everyone that day. Finish one a day to build a streak, and compare notes with a friend who played the same cards.
Two hundred years of patience
Solitaire has been around for more than two centuries. It first appears in German books of card games from the late 1700s, and in Britain it's still often called patience. Our history of classic games tells the story, from Victorian parlors to the computer on your desk. If you'd like company instead, our card games and board games are played against friendly computer players.