Other Games
Baker's Dozen
The goal is to build the Foundation Piles in ascending value from Ace to King in the same suit.
e.g. A-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-J-Q-K (all Spades)
The game is won when each Foundation Pile contains thirteen cards.
Thirteen Tableau Stacks are used, hence the name of the game. Build the Stacks in descending value in any suit.
Only one card may be moved at any time.
Cards cannot be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Note: at the start, Kings are automatically positioned so that they are buried at the top of Tableau Stacks.
Beleaguered Castle
An open-style game where all the cards are visible from the start. Requires skill.
To win, build the Foundation Piles from Ace to King in same-suit.
Build the Tableau Stacks in descending value regardless of suit.
Any card can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Only one card can be moved at a time.
Hint: try to create an empty space as soon as possible.
Also known as Laying Siege and Sham Battle.
Chessboard
A member of the Beleaguered Castle family. Similar to Fortress
but easier to win.
The first card placed on a Foundation Pile determines the Base Card value of all the Foundation Piles. To win, build the Foundation Piles up from your chosen Base Card, in same-suit. Building is circular (i.e. Kings can be played on Aces.)
Build the Tableau Stacks up or down in same-suit.
Any card can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Only one card can be moved at a time.
Hint: try to create an empty space as soon as possible.
Also known as Fives.
Double Pyramid
An easier version of Pyramid using two packs of cards for longer games.
Two restocks of the Deck from the Wastepile are allowed.
Invented by Thomas Warfield.
Fives
A member of the Beleaguered Castle family. Similar to Fortress
but easier to win.
The first card placed on a Foundation Pile determines the Base Card value of all the Foundation Piles. To win, build the Foundation Piles up from your chosen Base Card, in same-suit. Building is circular (i.e. Kings can be played on Aces.)
Build the Tableau Stacks up or down in same-suit.
Any card can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Only one card can be moved at a time.
Hint: try to create an empty space as soon as possible.
Also known as Chessboard.
Fortress
A challenging variant of Beleaguered Castle.
Win rates are very low.
To win, build the Foundation Piles from Ace to King in same-suit.
Build the Tableau Stacks up or down in same-suit.
Any card can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Only one card can be moved at a time.
Hint: try to create an empty space as soon as possible.
Gaps
A version of Montana with a higher win rate.
When there are no more possible moves, press Shuffle to rearrange the gaps. Kitty will place gaps to the right of any valid sequences, or the beginning of each row.
Unlike Montana, the cards themselves are not shuffled.
Golf
A fast paced game of elimination.
To Win, build the single Foundation pile (the Green) up or down in any suit. For example, a 3 or a 5 can be placed on a 4.
A King cannot be placed on an Ace, or vice versa.
A single card can be moved at a time, and only from a Tableau pile to the Green.
Clicking on the Deck will deal out one card at a time to the Green. No points are awarded for this.
Scoring begins with 35 points. A point is removed with each card that you place on the Green. Double-clicking on a card that can't be moved will add a point. (So, don't do that!)
Just like real golf, the lower your score, the better.
Unlike real golf, you don't have to wear bad clothes.
Golf - Aces & Kings
An easier version of Golf, with a higher win rate.
Kings can be placed on Aces, and vice versa.
Laying Siege
An open-style game where all the cards are visible from the start. Requires skill.
To win, build the Foundation Piles from Ace to King in same-suit.
Build the Tableau Stacks in descending value regardless of suit.
Any card can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
A single card can be moved at a time.
Hint: try to create an empty space as soon as possible.
Also known as Beleaguered Castle and Sham Battle.
Montana
Solitaire with a twist.
To win, build 4 rows of cards, each in same-suit and running from 2 to King.
52 cards are dealt to the Tableau in 4 rows of 13. The Aces are then removed to create 4 gaps.
A single card can be moved to a gap if the card to the left of the gap shares the same suit and is one less in value.
e.g. only the 10 of hearts can be placed to the right of the 9 of hearts.
No card can be moved to the right of a King.
When there are no more possible moves, press Shuffle to randomly reposition any cards that are not in sequence. Kitty will then place gaps in each row to the right of each sequence or at the beginning of each row.
Two shuffles are allowed.
Hint: try to avoid making a gap next to a King
Kitty awards 1000 bonus points for each Shuffle remaining when the game is won.
Also known as Spaces.
Pyramid
A classic game of addition where cards are paired together so that their values total 13.
Kitty will remove each pair from play. The game is won when no cards remain.
Some possible pairs are:
- Ace (1) + Queen (12)
- 2 + Jack (11)
- 4 + 9
Kings are worth 13, and are automagically removed from play.
The Pyramid is formed from 28 overlapping cards. A single card can be played at a time, as long as it's not covered by any other card.
Clicking on the Deck will deal a single card at a time to the first Wastepile. If the first Wastepile already holds a card, that card will be moved automatically to the second Wastepile.
A card from one of the two Wastepiles can be played to the Pyramid or to the other Wastepile, as long as a pair is made.
The Deck can be restocked from the Wastepiles twice.
Tip: try to clear the Pyramid before the Wastepiles.
Russian Solitaire
A much harder version of Yukon.
To win, build the four Foundation Piles from Ace to King, in same-suit.
Build Tableau Stack sequences in descending value in same-suit.
Only a King, or a group of cards headed by a King, can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Groups of cards can be moved only if the first card in the group builds down in same-suit. All cards on top of it will be moved as well. This method of moving cards is also used in Scorpion games (see Spider Rules).
Also known as Yukon Strict.
Sham Battle
An open-style game where all the cards are visible from the start. Requires skill.
To win, build the Foundation Piles from Ace to King in same-suit.
Build the Tableau Stacks in descending value regardless of suit.
Any card can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
A single card can be moved at a time.
Hint: try to create an empty space as soon as possible.
Also known as Beleaguered Castle and Laying Siege.
Spaces
To win, build four rows of cards, each in same-suit and running from 2 to King.
52 cards are dealt to the Tableau in 4 rows of 13. The Aces are then removed to create 4 gaps.
A single card can be moved to a gap if the card to the left of the gap shares the same suit and is one less in value.
e.g. only the 10 of hearts can be placed to the right of the 9 of hearts.
No card can be moved to the right of a King.
When there are no more possible moves, press Shuffle to randomly reposition any cards that are not in sequence. Kitty will then place gaps in each row to the right of each sequence or at the beginning of each row.
Two shuffles are allowed.
Hint: try to avoid making a gap next to a King
Kitty awards 1000 bonus points for each Shuffle remaining when the game is won.
Also known as Montana.
Streets and Alleys
A variant of Beleaguered Castle. Streets and Alleys is harder to win as the Aces are not placed on the Foundation Piles at the start.
To win, build the Foundation Piles from Ace to King in same-suit.
Build the Tableau Stacks in descending value regardless of suit.
Any card can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Only one card can be moved at a time.
Hint: try to create an empty space as soon as possible.
Yukon
To win, build the four Foundation Piles from Ace to King in same-suit.
Build Tableau Stacks sequences in descending value in alternating color.
Only a King, or a group of cards headed by a King, can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Groups of cards can be moved only if the first card in the group builds down in alternating color. All cards on top of it will also be moved.
Yukon Strict
A much harder version of Yukon.
To win, build the four Foundation Piles from Ace to King, in same-suit.
Build Tableau Stack sequences in descending value in same-suit.
Only a King, or a group of cards headed by a King, can be placed on an empty Tableau Stack.
Groups of cards can be moved only if the first card in the group builds down in same-suit. All cards on top of it will be moved as well. This method of moving cards is also used in Scorpion games (see Spider Rules).
Also known as Russian Solitaire.
