Can I undo moves in this solitaire game?

Yes — use the undo button to reverse your last move. You can undo multiple times to try different strategies without starting over.

Is this solitaire game free?

Completely free with no ads, no sign-up, and no downloads. Runs in your browser on any device — phone, tablet, or computer.

Solitaire — Free Online Klondike

About Solitaire

By the ToolFluency team · Updated October 2026

Play Klondike Solitaire free online. A daily deal checked to be winnable on Draw 1, a harder Draw 3 option, hints, undo and win streaks. Drag or tap to move. No download.

How to use

The game opens on the Daily deal for today, the same Klondike layout for everyone: seven tableau columns with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 cards (only the top card of each face up), the remaining 24 cards in the stock pile at the upper left, and four empty foundations at the upper right. The daily deal is checked to be winnable. Press Random for a fresh deal at any time.
Click the stock pile to draw cards to the waste pile. Choose Draw 1 (easier) or Draw 3 (the traditional, harder game) in the side panel. Only the top card of the waste pile is playable. When the stock runs out, click the empty stock space to turn the waste pile over and go through it again.
Build the seven tableau columns downward in alternating colors: red on black, black on red. A red 6 goes on a black 7, a black Jack goes on a red Queen, and so on. You can move a single card or any correctly ordered run of cards as a group. Each move that uncovers a face-down card auto-flips it.
Build the four foundations upward by suit from Ace to King (Ace, 2, 3, ... J, Q, K — all hearts on one foundation, all spades on another, etc.). Move an Ace to a foundation the moment it appears. The game is won when all 52 cards reach the foundations.
Empty tableau columns are precious real estate — only a King (or a run starting with a King) may be placed in an empty column. If you have a King available, clearing a column to host it doubles your workspace and unblocks otherwise-trapped cards.
Strategic priority order: (1) play any Ace or 2 to foundations immediately, (2) make moves that flip a face-down tableau card, (3) make moves that empty a column for a King, (4) only then move cards to foundations if doing so doesn't leave a needed card stranded. Foundations are permanent in this version — you cannot retrieve a card once it's there.
Drag cards, or just tap a card and it goes to the best legal spot. Hint shows a move in gold, Undo takes moves back as far as you like, and once every card is face up Finish for me plays out the rest. Your wins, best time, win streak and daily streak are kept in the Your record panel, and a game in progress is saved if you leave and come back.

Frequently asked questions

How do you play Klondike Solitaire?

Klondike Solitaire is the classic single-player card game most people know simply as "Solitaire." The game uses a standard 52-card deck dealt into seven tableau columns (1 card in the first column, 2 in the second, and so on up to 7), with only the top card of each column face-up. The remaining cards form the stock pile. Your goal is to move all 52 cards to four foundation piles, one per suit, building each from Ace up to King. In the tableau, you build columns downward in alternating colors (red on black, black on red) to expose hidden cards and create room to maneuver.

Can I undo moves?

Yes — the undo button lets you reverse your last move, and you can undo multiple times to backtrack through a series of moves. This is invaluable for exploring different strategies without starting over. If you realize that moving a particular card to the foundation too early blocked a needed sequence in the tableau, just undo and try a different approach. Unlimited undo is one of the advantages of playing digitally compared to dealing physical cards.

What is the daily deal?

One deal is chosen for each calendar day and it is the same for everyone. Each daily deal is checked by a solver before you get it, so it can always be won on Draw 1. Win it on the day and it counts toward your daily streak. You can also go back and play earlier days with the arrows above the Daily deal button. Your record is kept in this browser, with no account needed.

What percentage of Klondike Solitaire games are winnable?

Studies and computer simulations estimate that approximately 79-82% of randomly dealt Klondike Solitaire games are theoretically winnable with perfect play. However, since you cannot see the face-down cards, you often must make decisions without full information, which means actual win rates for human players are much lower — typically 10-20% for casual players and 30-40% for experienced players. The randomness of the deal is part of what keeps the game interesting: some deals are straightforward, while others present fiendishly difficult puzzles.

What are the best strategies for winning at Solitaire?

Several key strategies significantly improve your win rate. First, always prioritize moves that expose face-down cards — revealing new cards creates more options. Second, do not automatically move every card to the foundations; sometimes a card is more useful in the tableau for building sequences. Third, use empty columns strategically — only Kings can fill empty columns, so do not empty a column unless you have a King ready to place. Fourth, when choosing between two moves that both expose cards, prefer the move that uncovers a card in the longer column, as longer columns have more hidden cards.

What is the difference between Klondike and other Solitaire variants?

Klondike is the most popular variant, but hundreds of solitaire games exist. Spider Solitaire uses two decks and builds tableau columns downward by suit (same color). FreeCell deals all cards face-up with four free cells as temporary storage, making it almost entirely skill-based (over 99% of deals are solvable). Pyramid removes cards in pairs that sum to 13. Yukon is like Klondike but allows moving any face-up card regardless of sequence. Klondike strikes a balance between luck and skill that makes it the most widely played version worldwide.

When was Solitaire invented?

Card solitaire games originated in Northern Europe in the late 18th century, with the earliest written references appearing in Scandinavian and German game manuals around 1780. Klondike Solitaire likely got its name from the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. The game gained enormous global popularity when Microsoft included it in Windows 3.0 in 1990 — it was originally designed to teach people how to use a mouse through the drag-and-drop mechanic. Microsoft Solitaire has since become one of the most-played computer games in history, with over 500 million games played annually.

Can I play Solitaire with the keyboard?

Yes. Press Tab until the card table is outlined, then use the arrow keys to move the gold cursor from pile to pile and up and down a column. Enter picks up the card under the cursor (with any cards on top of it), and Enter again drops it on the pile you have moved to. Space sends the card straight to its best spot, and Escape puts a held card back. H shows a hint and U or Ctrl+Z undoes a move. Each step is announced for screen readers.

Is this game free?

Completely free with no ads, no sign-up, and no downloads. The game runs in your browser on any device — phone, tablet, or desktop. For more classic games, try Minesweeper, Chess, or Backgammon.

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