Daily Deal rules

Klondike solitaire, draw one

Rules of Daily Deal

Everyone plays the same winnable Klondike solitaire deal each day. Your time counts on the day’s board.

The objective: Move all 52 cards to the four foundations, building each suit from Ace to King.

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Lyra dealing cards at a purple table

Build the foundations up by suit.

Each of the four foundations starts with an Ace and takes the next card of the same suit, 2 through King. A card can come back down from a foundation if you need it.

The hearts foundation starts with A, 2, 3 of hearts and builds all the way up to the King.

Build the columns down in alternating colours.

In the seven columns, a card goes on the next card up of the other colour: a black 6 on a red 7. You can move a whole run of face-up cards together.

The black 6 and red 5 move together onto the red 7. Each card is one rank lower and the opposite color.

Turn over the face-down cards.

When a move uncovers a face-down card, it turns over. Uncovering the tall columns early is usually the key to a deal.

Move the 8 of clubs away and the face-down card underneath flips over to reveal the Queen of hearts.

Only a King fills an empty column.

An empty column takes a King, or a run that starts with one.

The King of spades can fill the empty column and bring the red Queen with it. The Queen cannot go there alone.

Draw one card at a time.

Click the stock to turn one card onto the waste. When the stock runs out, click it again to turn the waste back over; you can go through it as often as you like.

Draw once to turn the 7 of diamonds onto the waste, where it’s ready to play.

Undo and hints are allowed.

Undo takes back a move. Hints show a move and count in your result, like the other daily puzzles.

A hint can show the red 9 moving to the black 10. You make the move yourself, and Undo can take it back.

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