Related solitaire variants
- Klondike Solitaire if you want the classic alternating-colour foundation builder.
- Easthaven Solitaire for another stock-driven Klondike-style variation.
- Yukon Solitaire if you prefer more tableau freedom and no stock.
New variant
Australian Patience
Seven columns of four face-up cards each are dealt at the start, with the remaining 24 cards held in the stock for one pass. Tableau columns build downward in the same suit — move any face-up card along with everything above it onto a column whose top card is the same suit and one rank higher. Only a King (with or without cards on top) may fill an empty column. Play cards from the waste pile onto the tableau or foundations. Build all four foundations from Ace to King to win.
Click any face-up card to select it, then click a highlighted destination.
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Why play Australian Patience?
Australian Patience feels like an in-suit Klondike variant with bigger movement freedom and a stronger emphasis on tableau control.
Rules overview
You move same-suit descending groups, use a single-pass stock, and finish by building the four foundations from Ace to King.
Strategy tips
- Create same-suit runs that can travel as full groups.
- Preserve Kings that can open critical empty columns later.
- Delay waste plays that block stronger in-suit stacking opportunities.
Need more detail? Read the Australian Patience strategy guide.