A full listing of card games that are available today such as Solitaire and Bridge. Find the card game that is best for you and play now for free! Solo Games are the games which can be played alone (such as Solitaire card games) or against a bot. There are countless card games which can be played alone or against other opponents. Solitaire card games belong to a genre of card games played by a single player and mostly involve arranging of the cards in a specific manner.

Solitaire Rules

The different piles

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There are four different types of piles in Solitaire. They are:

  • The Stock: The pile of facedown cards in the upper left corner.
  • The Waste: The faceup pile next to the Stock in the upper left corner.
  • The Foundations: The four piles in the upper right corner.
  • The Tableau: The seven piles that make up the main table.

The setup

The Tableau piles are numbered from 1 to 7, pile 1 has 1 card, pile 2 has 2 cards and so on. The top card on each Tableau pile is turned face up, the cards below are turned face down. The cards that are left after setting up the Tableau are placed in the Stock, face down. The Waste and the Foundations start off empty.

The objective

To win Solitaire, you must get all the cards onto the Foundation piles. The Foundations are ordered by suit and rank, each Foundation has one suit and you must put the cards onto them in the order Ace 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jack Queen King. To get there, you can use the moves described below.

Allowed moves

  • Flip cards from the Stock onto the Waste. You can flip either 1 or 3 cards from the Stock onto the Waste. The number can be configured in Options.
  • Move a card from the Waste onto the Foundations. If the top card of the Waste can go onto one of the Foundations then you can drag it there.
  • Move a card from the Waste onto the Tableau. You can move the top card of the Waste onto one of the Tableau piles.
  • Move a card from a Foundation back onto the Tableau. You can move the top card of a Foundation back onto the Tableau. This isn't allowed in all Solitaire versions, but we allow it here :)
  • Move one or more cards from one Tableau pile to another. You can move a face up card on the Tableau onto another Tableau pile, if that pile's top card is one higher than the moved card and in a different color. For example, you could move a red 6 onto a black 7. Or, if you have red 6, black 5, red 4 face up on one tableau, you can move all of them at the same time onto a Tableau with a black 7. If you have an empty Tableau pile then you can only place a king there.
  • You can flip a face down Tableau card. If you have moved a face up card from a Tableau pile so now the top card is face down, then you can click the face down card and it will be flipped and shown face up.
  • You can move a Tableau card onto the Foundations. You can do this manually if you need to clear some space on the Tableau. You can either drag the cards onto the Foundation, or just double click it and then it will go there by itself. When all cards on the Tableau are turned up, and all cards from the stock are finished then the game will automatically move all the Tableau cards onto the Foundations, since at that point you are guaranteed to win the game.
  • You can Undo as many times as you like. The game offers unlimited undos. Each Undo counts as a new move though, so if you're trying to win the game in as few moves as possible you should be careful about how many undos you use.
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Time and Moves

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The game counts the moves you make, and measures the time it takes to finish the game, so you can compete against your previous best games if you want. Currently there is no scoring like in the Windows Solitaire, if someone is interested in this then contact me at admin@cardgames.io and I'll see what I can do.

Card games have always been a part of my childhood so I learned from a young age various ways to entertain yourself with a deck of cards. Typically, I keep a deck in my purse so I can pull it out whenever I’m bored. My friends can always count on me to have a deck on hand with a list of suggestions of games to play. But sometimes no one else is around and I use these ways to entertain yourself with a deck of cards to pass the time.

1. Card House

Building a card house is a great way to entertain yourself with a deck of cards. I enjoy it because it brings your awareness to the moment and harnesses your energy into building a house that won’t fall over. Plus, it’s cool to see how they turn out! I’ve never gotten higher than a three-story card house but who knows, next time might be the one. Card houses help you focus on a task without realizing how the time passes.

2. Elevens

My uncle taught me the card game Elevens when I was a little kid and to this day, it’s my go-to way to entertain myself with a deck of cards. The goal is to find matches that total the number 11, disregarding the suits. For example, 5 and 6 or 2 and 9. Js, Qs, and Ks go together while 10 is paired with A. You begin by placing a card down in a three-by-three square. If you see a set of 11 before you finish putting all the cards in that three-by-three square, then you place one card from the deck on each of the two cards that equal 11. The goal is to match up all the cards so that the final visible cards are pairs of 11. If you get stuck with no pairs and the three-by-three square is already complete, then you lose and need to start again.

3. Solitaire

There are various different kinds of Solitaire games to play, so find whichever one works for you. Normal Solitaire requires you to get a run of cards from K to 2 alternating between black and red cards. Beehive Solitaire searches for four of kind as the “bees” fly to the “flower garden.” You could also try Golf Solitaire, FreeCell Solitaire or whatever kind you fancy. This is a pretty basic game to play by yourself when all you have is a deck of cards to entertain yourself.

4. Garbage

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Though this is typically a two-person game, you can play it by yourself. Start by making two rows of five cards in front of you, making sure the cards are face-down. Draw a card from the deck and replace its numerical location in front of you. For example, if you draw a 6 place it in the six spot and take the card that is there, which may be an 8 and place it in the eight spot. If you pick up a card that has already been placed, for example a second 6, then you discard it and draw another from the deck. Once you have completed finding all ten cards, you shuffle and put down nine cards, playing in the same way you did before as you search for nine cards, not ten.

Card Games To Play Alone Solitaire

5. Clock

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To set up for this game, place four cards in a pile at each point in the clock shape from 1:00 to 12:00 with four cards in the middle. Each spot on the clock correlates to a number. A:1:00. 2: 2:00 and so on. J: 11:00. Q: 12:00. K: goes in the middle. Start by flipping over the top card in the middle pile and placing it at the bottom of the stack it correlates to. For example, if you flip over a five, then place it under the pile at 5:00 and flip over the top card and place it where it belongs. The goal is to get each pile stacked with sets of four that correlate to that location before getting all the kings in the center. If you get the kings there before you get all the other cards in their places, then you lose.

6. Four Corners

Four Corners is a solitary card game. Place the four As in the four corners of your playing space. Surround each of those four As with a card face-up in each of its corners. The goal is to stack those cards starting from A to K in numerical order for each respective suit. Play as many cards as you can before you run out of places to play with the face-up cards. Then, replace all the empty corners with a card from the deck and start again. The way you win the game is by getting all the cards stacked in each corner.

7. Spit

Spit is typically a two-person card game but you can play it by yourself. Basically you play the game Spit and instead of focusing on beating your opponent, you focus on trying to play all your cards against the clock. Time yourself to see what your fastest time is. If you want to play a more light-hearted game, don’t stress about the time and just pay attention to playing cards above and below the card in the pile. I love the thrill that comes with using all my cards.

Card Games To Play Alone

These are just a few ways to entertain yourself with a deck of cards. I hope you enjoy these games as much as I do and find them useful ways to pass time. What card games do you like to play?

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