Accordion
Compress an entire single-row deal down to as few piles as possible — one of the hardest games to actually win.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Expert
Category
Luck-Based Games
Games where the deal itself determines much of the outcome, with fewer meaningful decisions.
18 games in this category.
Aces Up
Discard cards that rank below another card of the same suit across four piles, aiming to end with only the four Aces left.
- One deck
- 5 min
- Easy
Auld Lang Syne
One of the simplest classic patience games — four Aces as foundations, no tableau sequencing at all.
- One deck
- 6 min
- Easy
Clock Solitaire
A purely luck-driven game with no decisions — deal all 52 cards into a clock face and see if the Kings come up last.
- One deck
- 5 min
- Easy
Crazy Quilt
A woven 8x8 quilt where only cards with a short edge free can be played, to Aces building up and Kings building down.
- 2 decks
- 18 min
- Hard
Golf
Clear seven tableau columns by playing cards one rank higher or lower than the current waste card.
- One deck
- 6 min
- Easy
La Belle Lucie
The entire deck is dealt into fans of three cards, with up to two redeals allowed to untangle what's left.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Hard
Monte Carlo
Pair up adjacent matching cards in a five-by-five grid, refilling gaps as you clear them.
- One deck
- 6 min
- Easy
Osmosis
Each foundation row only accepts a rank that already appears in the row above it, so the order cards arrive in decides the game.
- One deck
- 12 min
- Intermediate
Pyramid
Clear a 28-card pyramid by pairing exposed cards that add up to 13.
- One deck
- 8 min
- Beginner
Quadrille
The Fives build down to Kings and the Sixes build up to Jacks, closing a ring around the four Queens.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Intermediate
Salic Law
Queens are discarded and the eight Kings become column bases, with Aces building up to Jacks in the middle.
- 2 decks
- 12 min
- Hard
Shamrocks
Eighteen fans capped at three cards each, built up or down with suit ignored — and no redeal to save you.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Hard
Tam O'Shanter
Auld Lang Syne without the courtesy of starting you off with the Aces — you have to deal your way into them.
- One deck
- 7 min
- Expert
Thirteens
Simply pair any two exposed cards that add up to thirteen until none remain.
- One deck
- 6 min
- Easy
TriPeaks
Clear three overlapping card peaks by playing cards one rank higher or lower than the current waste card.
- One deck
- 6 min
- Easy
TriPeaks (Double)
TriPeaks scaled up to two decks and a wider set of peaks for a longer round.
- 2 decks
- 10 min
- Easy
Wish
A stripped 32-card deck in eight piles of four — pair off matching ranks until the table is clear.
- One deck
- 5 min
- Easy
Frequently asked questions
- What is luck-based games?
- Games where the deal itself determines much of the outcome, with fewer meaningful decisions.
Games in Luck-Based Games
- Accordion
Compress an entire single-row deal down to as few piles as possible — one of the hardest games to actually win.
- Aces Up
Discard cards that rank below another card of the same suit across four piles, aiming to end with only the four Aces left.
- Auld Lang Syne
One of the simplest classic patience games — four Aces as foundations, no tableau sequencing at all.
- Clock Solitaire
A purely luck-driven game with no decisions — deal all 52 cards into a clock face and see if the Kings come up last.
- Crazy Quilt
A woven 8x8 quilt where only cards with a short edge free can be played, to Aces building up and Kings building down.
- Golf
Clear seven tableau columns by playing cards one rank higher or lower than the current waste card.
- La Belle Lucie
The entire deck is dealt into fans of three cards, with up to two redeals allowed to untangle what's left.
- Monte Carlo
Pair up adjacent matching cards in a five-by-five grid, refilling gaps as you clear them.