Baker's Dozen
Thirteen short columns with every King sunk to the bottom of its own, and no way to refill a column once cleared.
- One deck
- 14 min
- Intermediate
Category
Card Puzzle Games
Single-player card games that play more like a logic puzzle than a race against a clock.
18 games in this category.
Baker's Game
The predecessor to FreeCell — identical rules, except tableau sequences must build by suit rather than alternating color.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Intermediate
Beleaguered Castle
All four Aces start face-up as foundations, surrounded by eight columns you must whittle down with no redeals.
- One deck
- 12 min
- Intermediate
Bisley
The Aces build up and the Kings build down, meeting somewhere in the middle across thirteen open columns.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Hard
Calculation
Four foundations each build by a different fixed interval at once, so every card has exactly one place it belongs.
- One deck
- 12 min
- Intermediate
Canister
Eight open piles built down with suit ignored, and any card or ordered group may take a space.
- One deck
- 13 min
- Intermediate
Cruel
Twelve piles of four that you may gather and redeal in order as often as you like — without ever shuffling them.
- One deck
- 18 min
- Expert
Eight Off
A roomier FreeCell cousin with eight free cells and stricter suit-based tableau building.
- One deck
- 16 min
- Intermediate
Fortress
A Castle-family game with ten short rows you may build up or down by suit — but never round the corner.
- One deck
- 12 min
- Hard
FreeCell
Nearly every deal is winnable with the right plan — four free cells give just enough room to maneuver every card into place.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Intermediate
Maze
Pull the Kings out and slide the remaining 48 cards around six gaps until every suit runs Ace to Queen.
- One deck
- 14 min
- Hard
Penguin
A seven-cell FreeCell relative where the first card dealt sets the starting rank for every foundation.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Hard
Russian Solitaire
A stricter Yukon variant where tableau sequences must build by suit instead of alternating color.
- One deck
- 20 min
- Expert
Scorpion
Move any card onto any other regardless of sequence, then untangle same-suit runs across seven columns.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Hard
Seahaven Towers
A FreeCell relative played with ten tableau columns and only two free cells.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Intermediate
Simple Simon
A single-deck relative of Spider — build same-suit runs across a pyramid-shaped tableau.
- One deck
- 12 min
- Intermediate
Spiderette
A single-deck take on Spider, played across seven tableau columns instead of ten.
- One deck
- 14 min
- Intermediate
Streets and Alleys
Beleaguered Castle without the head start — the four Aces are buried in the tableau and you have to dig them out.
- One deck
- 12 min
- Hard
Frequently asked questions
- What is card puzzle games?
- Single-player card games that play more like a logic puzzle than a race against a clock.
Games in Card Puzzle Games
- Baker's Dozen
Thirteen short columns with every King sunk to the bottom of its own, and no way to refill a column once cleared.
- Baker's Game
The predecessor to FreeCell — identical rules, except tableau sequences must build by suit rather than alternating color.
- Beleaguered Castle
All four Aces start face-up as foundations, surrounded by eight columns you must whittle down with no redeals.
- Bisley
The Aces build up and the Kings build down, meeting somewhere in the middle across thirteen open columns.
- Calculation
Four foundations each build by a different fixed interval at once, so every card has exactly one place it belongs.
- Canister
Eight open piles built down with suit ignored, and any card or ordered group may take a space.
- Cruel
Twelve piles of four that you may gather and redeal in order as often as you like — without ever shuffling them.
- Eight Off
A roomier FreeCell cousin with eight free cells and stricter suit-based tableau building.