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
Difficulty level
Intermediate solitaire games
Requires some planning ahead, but comfortable once you know the basics.
29 games at this level.
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
Big Ben
A two-deck expansion of the clock-face foundation layout with a fuller tableau.
- 2 decks
- 15 min
- Intermediate
British Square
A four-by-four grid of piles, each committed to one direction, feeding foundations that climb to King and come back down.
- 2 decks
- 16 min
- Intermediate
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
Double Klondike
Klondike scaled up to two decks and nine tableau columns for a longer, more complex game.
- 2 decks
- 18 min
- Intermediate
Easthaven
A Westcliff variant that deals a fresh row across every column when you stall, and admits only Kings to a space.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Intermediate
Eight Off
A roomier FreeCell cousin with eight free cells and stricter suit-based tableau building.
- One deck
- 16 min
- Intermediate
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
Gate
Eight tableau piles between two five-card gateposts that refill any space you open.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Intermediate
Harp
A nine-column two-deck Klondike with three redeals, but only one card at a time unless a King leads the group.
- 2 decks
- 20 min
- Intermediate
House on the Hill
Thirty-six tiny piles of three feeding eight foundations that climb from Aces and descend from Kings.
- 2 decks
- 18 min
- Intermediate
King Albert
Nine columns of descending length plus a seven-card Belgian Reserve, every card of which is always available.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Intermediate
Klondike (Draw Three)
The stricter Klondike variant: the stock deals three cards at a time, and only the top card is playable.
- One deck
- 12 min
- Intermediate
Little Spider
Eight piles in two rows, with two Aces built up and two Kings built down — unrelated to Spider despite the name.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Intermediate
Martha
The Aces start as foundations and twelve short columns alternate face-down and face-up cards.
- One deck
- 14 min
- Intermediate
Nestor
Remove pairs of matching rank from across the tableau columns until none remain.
- One deck
- 10 min
- Intermediate
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
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
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
Spider
Build same-suit sequences from King to Ace across ten tableau columns using two full decks and four suits.
- 2 decks
- 20 min
- Intermediate
Spider (Two Suit)
A more forgiving Spider variant played with only two suits instead of all four.
- 2 decks
- Two suits
- 16 min
- Intermediate
Spiderette
A single-deck take on Spider, played across seven tableau columns instead of ten.
- One deck
- 14 min
- Intermediate
Terrace
You pick which rank the foundations start on, then build them up in alternating colours from an eleven-card terrace.
- 2 decks
- 18 min
- Intermediate
Westcliff
Three rows of seven and one pass through the stock, but any card at all may take an empty column.
- One deck
- 9 min
- Intermediate
Yukon
No stock at all, and any face-up card moves together with everything piled on top of it, however disordered.
- One deck
- 15 min
- Intermediate
Frequently asked questions
- What does "Intermediate" difficulty mean?
- Requires some planning ahead, but comfortable once you know the basics.
Intermediate 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.
- Big Ben
A two-deck expansion of the clock-face foundation layout with a fuller tableau.
- British Square
A four-by-four grid of piles, each committed to one direction, feeding foundations that climb to King and come back down.
- 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.
- Double Klondike
Klondike scaled up to two decks and nine tableau columns for a longer, more complex game.