Christmas Solitaire: Klondike from ace to king

How to play

The goal is to move all 52 cards to the four foundations, each one built up from ace to king in a single suit. On the seven columns, build down in alternating colours (a red seven on a black eight, for example); whole built runs can move too, and only a king may go to an empty column. When you run out of moves, turn cards from the stock – one at a time on Easy, three at a time on Normal – and turn the empty stock over as often as you like. Click or tap a card and then where it should go, or drag it there; a double click sends a card to its foundation, and Tab with Enter plays the game without a mouse. A card on a foundation scores 10 points, a card turned face up 5, a card taken back from a foundation costs 15, and a win adds a time bonus.

For grandparents, parents and the whole family: big, clear cards, undo without limit and no sign-up or ads.

Fun fact: in Britain, card games for one player are still called “patience” – a French word that also gave many languages their name for solitaire.

Also useful

• Christmas Mahjong: match pairs of festive tiles
• Christmas Match 3: line up baubles, stars and presents
• Christmas Sudoku for kids and adults
• Christmas memory game: match the pairs on your phone or on paper
• Christmas 2048: merge the tiles all the way to Santa
• Christmas Four in a Row: red baubles against gold
• Christmas Tic Tac Toe: Snowman vs Tree

More on santa.haus

• Christmas quizzesTrivia and emoji puzzles, checked as you play, with sheets to print for teams.
• Christmas bingoa card of its own on each phone, a caller that draws the words, or up to 40 different cards to print.
• Party gamesCharades, “Who am I?” and fifteen one-minute games – played in teams on one phone.
• Advent calendarMake one online and send it: a door a day until Christmas Eve.
• Online Christmas cardPick a picture, write your wishes and send the card as a link. Free, no account.
• Christmas printablesColoring pages, cards, gift wrapping and decorations to cut out – print them at home, free.

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