All Solitaire Games
Browse every solitaire variant on Il Solitario — 20 classic and modern card games, all free to play in your browser. No signup, no download, and your current game stays saved while the tab is open.
Klondike
The classic Klondike, one card at a time
Klondike Turn 3
Three-card Klondike for extra challenge
FreeCell
Skill over luck — every card face up
Baker's Game
FreeCell before FreeCell — build by suit
Eight Off
Eight cells, four of them full — and build by suit
Spider 1 Suit
Easy Spider — one suit, build down
Spider 2 Suits
Mid Spider — two suits to balance
Spider 4 Suits
Hardest Spider — all four suits
Pyramid
Pair cards to 13, clear the pyramid
Double Pyramid
Two decks, a deeper pyramid
TriPeaks
Chain runs across three peaks
Las Vegas
Scored Klondike — single pass, 5 points a card
Yukon
Move any face-up card with its stack
Russian
Same-suit Yukon — much tougher
Canfield
Foundations start on a dealt rank, not the Ace
Scorpion
Build on the tableau — no foundations
Forty Thieves
Two decks, no recycle — a true grind
Golf
Chain cards ±1 from the waste top
Crescent
Two decks, bidirectional same-suit builds
Addiction
Slide cards into gaps from 2 to King
What is Solitaire?
Solitaire — known as Patience in the UK and much of Europe — is a family of single-player card games typically played with one or two standard 52-card decks. The earliest written references appear in 18th-century Germany and Scandinavia; the games became hugely popular in 19th-century France and Britain, and Klondike (the most familiar variant) reached millions when Microsoft bundled it with Windows 3.0 in 1990.
The broad family covers very different mechanics: builders like Klondike, FreeCell, Yukon and Forty Thieves where you stack cards onto foundations; matchers like Pyramid where you pair cards summing to a target; chainers like Golf and TriPeaks where you tap cards one rank above or below the waste; and tableau-only puzzles like Scorpion and Addiction. Some rely heavily on luck, others reward pure planning.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is online solitaire free?
- Yes. Every game on Il Solitario is free to play, with no signup or download required.
- Do I need to create an account?
- No. Just open the page and start playing.
- Which variant is best for beginners?
- Klondike Turn 1 is the most beginner-friendly. The rules are simple and most deals are winnable.
- What's the difference between Klondike and FreeCell?
- Klondike has hidden cards you reveal as you play; FreeCell deals every card face-up from the start, so it is pure strategy with no hidden information.
- Can I play on mobile?
- Yes. The board adapts to your screen and supports touch input.
- Do my games save automatically?
- Yes, while the tab stays open. Your in-progress games are saved in your browser's session storage: they belong to the tab you are playing in and are cleared when you close it. Your settings are saved in local storage and persist. Clearing browser data resets both.