Q&A for How to Play Solitaire

Yes, some games of solitaire you can't win no matter what. If you use the classic rules, one mathematical proof finds that about 79% of games are at least potentially solvable.

Yes, that means you cannot use any of the three cards. The top card must be placed in order to reach the second and third card.

Jokers are not used in solitaire, classic solitaire uses only the 52 cards of the four suits.

Yes, as long you do it from the top card down. You cannot take cards out from inside the pile; only the topmost card.

You just use that one card and restart the pile after (or if you can't play the card you got, start it then).

You would have to restart. The cards you need would be under the visible cards so you cant get to them.

Yes, but remember to take only the top card. You can't take from lower in the deck.

Direction does not matter; the only thing that matters in a situation like this is that the king is on top, and that you are moving it to an empty space.

No. The ace pile stays in suit, so it goes ace of hearts, two of hearts, three of hearts, and so on. The layout stacks alternate color.

Flip the pile back over and continue to use it, do not shuffle the cards.

You work your way towards an ace, it may be in the reserve or in one of the hidden cards.

Yes, as long as you only take the top card. You cannot take from lower in the deck until it is on top.

If you mean the piles that you try to put from ace to king, you can put them anywhere you desire (though it's suggested you put them on top of the seven piles).

No. Cards can only be moved to a higher card of an alternate color or moved into the ace piles in ascending order.

Depending on the type of Solitaire you play, I'd say 8 is a good age for learning Klondike (the version explained in this article).

The lower numbers go on the highest numbers. The King is on top, then the Queen, the Jack, and so on.

No, all cards need to be placed on the aces in order to win. If there are still unplayable cards after the deck is used up, then you lose the game.

You do not need to make any moves, you can leave the king where he is for the whole game if you'd like.

Yes, as long as the pile is empty.

You can use either, it does not matter which one you use first. Sometimes there might be an option that is better than the other, and sometimes they are both equally good choices.

Every one of the solitaire variations shown uses one deck (unless you are playing co-op with someone), but Spider Solitaire uses 2 decks.

There is no limit to how many times you can turn the cards over. Just keep going until you've won or you have no more moves to make.

It's a one-person game, hence the name.

No - you can't play cards under others, only on top of.

Yes, but only if they are in the proper order. For example, if you have a king with no cards under it, and a Q, J, 10 stacked in proper order, you could move this stack onto the king.

It is simple. If you have a lot of matches in the pile, then match them. That is how you get them in the aces pile and win.

Yes, but only if it was the topmost card in its original pile. You cannot take a card out from underneath other cards.

Move on to the next pile, and when out of moves from every pile and the extras pile, start putting the correct suits together on the Aces and backtrack a little bit.

You should put them face up. If you put them face down, you won't be able to see the next cards.

You can keep flipping the waste pile as many times as you'd like, it only ends when you run out of moves.