Why play Birthday?
Birthday is a compact foundation race built around one shared starting rank and limited recycling through the talon.
New variant
Birthday Solitaire
Four foundations are pre-seeded with one card of each suit, all sharing the same starting rank chosen by the shuffle. Build each foundation up by suit, wrapping from King back to Ace. Draw cards one at a time from the stock; unplayable cards go to the waste. The top waste card may be played to a foundation at any time. You get four passes through the talon — move all 52 cards to the foundations to win.
Draw a card from the stock, or click the waste top to play it on a foundation.
Rules overview
Each suit foundation begins at the same base rank, wraps from King to Ace, and must be completed within four total passes of the stock and waste.
Strategy tips
- Spend early passes exposing useful waste cards, not only forcing immediate plays.
- Because all foundations share one start rank, think in full suit cycles.
- Track whether a waste card is blocking several later connections.
Need more detail? Read the Birthday strategy guide.