Variant strategy

Carpet strategy is mostly about choosing the right cards to refill holes.

With Aces already started, Carpet looks simple at first. The real decision point is how you use open spaces in the carpet grid, because every refill changes which future foundation cards stay visible.

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Core Carpet tips

Use holes to uncover the next needed foundation cards instead of filling them with the first available waste card.
Notice which suit ranks are missing from the carpet before you draw again from stock.
If a waste card can either fill a hole or go to foundation, compare which choice reveals more useful cards.
Avoid creating several weak holes that all depend on one specific waste rank arriving later.
One-pass stock pressure means careless waste use is often impossible to repair.

Best early priority

The strongest early Carpet turns usually improve the shape of the grid and the waste at the same time. If a move fixes only one of those, check for a better sequence.

Common mistake

A common Carpet error is treating every empty hole as equally good, when some positions expose far more valuable foundation traffic than others.

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Why players like it

Carpet is satisfying because the board stays readable while still making each hole-refill decision matter.