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Difficulty level

Expert solitaire games

The most difficult, unforgiving games in the catalog.

5 games at this level.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Miss Milligan

    Eight columns fed eight cards at a time, with one late privilege: you may set a card aside and bring it back.

    • 2 decks
    • 22 min
    • Expert

  • Russian Solitaire

    A stricter Yukon variant where tableau sequences must build by suit instead of alternating color.

    • One deck
    • 20 min
    • Expert

  • 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

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What does "Expert" difficulty mean?
The most difficult, unforgiving games in the catalog.

Expert games

  • Accordion

    Compress an entire single-row deal down to as few piles as possible — one of the hardest games to actually win.

  • Cruel

    Twelve piles of four that you may gather and redeal in order as often as you like — without ever shuffling them.

  • Miss Milligan

    Eight columns fed eight cards at a time, with one late privilege: you may set a card aside and bring it back.

  • Russian Solitaire

    A stricter Yukon variant where tableau sequences must build by suit instead of alternating color.

  • Tam O'Shanter

    Auld Lang Syne without the courtesy of starting you off with the Aces — you have to deal your way into them.

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