Play British Square Solitaire

Seed: 132216Moves: 0Timer: 00:00Status: In progress

Click a tableau top card to move it, or click the stock to deal a card.

Stock · 88

Waste

Waste · 0

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How to play

Two standard decks (104 cards) are used. Sixteen cards are dealt face-up into four columns of four.
Only the top card of each column is available to move.
Move an Ace to its foundation to start building. Build foundations up by suit from A to K, then back down from K to A (26 cards total per foundation).
You can also move a top card onto another column if it is the same suit and one rank higher or lower than that column's top card.
The first card placed on a column locks the build direction (up or down) for that column. Moving all cards off a column resets its direction.
Building does not wrap — you cannot play an Ace on a Two going down, or a King on a Queen going up past the King.
Click the stock to deal one card at a time. Each dealt card is played automatically on a foundation or tableau if possible; otherwise it goes to the waste heap.
The stock can only be dealt once. Win by moving all 104 cards to the four foundations.

Why play British Square?

British Square is a tightly constrained suit-building game where each column’s chosen direction shapes your options for the rest of the deal.

Rules overview

Foundations build up from Ace to King and back down to Ace by suit, while tableau columns lock into upward or downward suit movement after the first placement.

Strategy tips

Delay locking a column direction until it gives real value.
Protect Aces because every foundation must start there.
Treat empty columns as chances to reset direction control.

Need more detail? Read the British Square strategy guide.