SMALL BREAKLET’S PLAYStart here
How to play Klondike solitaire: a clear first game
Learn the tableau, foundations and stock with a small card example, then practise the three decisions that make your first Klondike game easier.
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The Solitaire Journal
From your first red seven to the history of patience. Ten practical guides, a companion by your side, and a little more confidence for the next deal.
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SMALL BREAKLET’S PLAY
SMALL BREAK1 OR 3?Start here
Draw one or draw three? Why the stock changes your plan
Understand draw-one and draw-three Klondike, waste access and redeal limits. Match rules before comparing difficulty or personal scores.
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SMALL BREAKNOT THE SAME GAMEStart here
Klondike, Spider and FreeCell: which solitaire do you mean?
Compare three familiar solitaire families by their central puzzle, then identify the rules before applying a strategy or comparing a score.
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SMALL BREAKWHICH MOVE?Think one move ahead
Your first moves in solitaire: look for a consequence
A practical opening routine for Klondike: inspect the exposed cards, compare two moves and use the stock with a purpose.
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SMALL BREAKWHAT’S UNDER?Think one move ahead
Reveal more hidden cards without following a blind rule
Learn why revealing face-down cards helps in Klondike, when a shorter column deserves attention and how to plan a two-step reveal.
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SMALL BREAKWAIT—DON’T SEND ITThink one move ahead
Should that card go to a foundation yet?
Learn why building foundations too early can remove useful landing places, with a concrete red-five example and a practical safety check.
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SMALL BREAKSAVE THIS SPACEThink one move ahead
An empty column is a plan: choosing the right King
Use empty tableau columns deliberately. Compare red and black Kings, prepare a Queen and avoid freeing a column that cannot yet help.
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SMALL BREAKSTUCK? LOOK AGAINThink one move ahead
Stuck in solitaire? A calm checklist before restarting
Distinguish a hidden move from a blocked deal. Check receiving cards, empty columns and the stock, then use undo without confusing it with a proof.
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SMALL BREAKBEFORE THE SCREENStories & records
Solitaire history: from patience at a table to a digital companion
Explore solitaire as a family of games, its documented digital milestone in 1990, and why precise names matter when reading its history.
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SMALL BREAKIS THAT A RECORD?Stories & records
Solitaire records and win rates: compare the same game
Build a useful personal score log, distinguish solvability from win rate and avoid confusing card solitaire with peg-solitaire speed records.
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