Skip to content
BestSolitaireGames

Category

Relaxing Games

Low-pressure games with little to no time pressure, good for unwinding.

10 games in this category.

  • Colorado

    Twenty waste piles feeding eight foundations that climb from the Aces and descend from the Kings.

    • 2 decks
    • 15 min
    • Easy
  • Diplomat

    Eight short rows of four, built down with suit ignored, and any card may take a space that opens up.

    • 2 decks
    • 16 min
    • Easy
  • Grandfather's Clock

    A gentler clock-themed patience game where foundations are arranged in a clock face and built up by rank.

    • One deck
    • 8 min
    • Easy
  • Klondike

    The best-known solitaire game: build tableau columns down in alternating colors and move cards up to four suit foundations.

    • One deck
    • 10 min
    • Beginner
  • Pas Seul

    Just six piles built down in alternating colours, with any card free to take a space that opens.

    • One deck
    • 9 min
    • Easy
  • Puss in the Corner

    Four Aces in the middle, four waste piles in the corners, and foundations that build up by colour rather than suit.

    • One deck
    • 8 min
    • Easy
  • Spider (One Suit)

    The easiest Spider variant, played with a single suit repeated across both decks.

    • 2 decks
    • One suit
    • 12 min
    • Easy
  • Sudden Death

    Two stripped decks of high cards only, with foundations climbing from Nine to Ace and back down again.

    • 2 decks
    • 12 min
    • Easy
  • Thumb and Pouch

    A more forgiving Klondike where cards build down onto any suit except their own, and any card can fill a space.

    • One deck
    • 11 min
    • Easy
  • Whitehead

    A Klondike variant dealt entirely face-up, where tableau sequences build by same color instead of alternating color.

    • One deck
    • 10 min
    • Beginner

Frequently asked questions

What is relaxing games?
Low-pressure games with little to no time pressure, good for unwinding.

Games in Relaxing Games

  • Colorado

    Twenty waste piles feeding eight foundations that climb from the Aces and descend from the Kings.

  • Diplomat

    Eight short rows of four, built down with suit ignored, and any card may take a space that opens up.

  • Grandfather's Clock

    A gentler clock-themed patience game where foundations are arranged in a clock face and built up by rank.

  • Klondike

    The best-known solitaire game: build tableau columns down in alternating colors and move cards up to four suit foundations.

  • Pas Seul

    Just six piles built down in alternating colours, with any card free to take a space that opens.

  • Puss in the Corner

    Four Aces in the middle, four waste piles in the corners, and foundations that build up by colour rather than suit.

  • Spider (One Suit)

    The easiest Spider variant, played with a single suit repeated across both decks.

  • Sudden Death

    Two stripped decks of high cards only, with foundations climbing from Nine to Ace and back down again.

Other categories