Variant strategy

Easthaven is all about timing the next row deal.

The biggest strategic difference from Klondike is that a stock click changes every column at once. That makes preparation, reveal priority, and temporary space management more important than they first appear.

Core Easthaven tips

  • Delay stock deals until the current tableau has been squeezed for every meaningful reveal.
  • Treat empty columns as short-lived opportunities because the next row deal can refill them immediately.
  • Focus on moves that expose hidden cards before making lower-impact tidy-up plays.
  • Plan around the fact that every stock click affects all seven columns at once.
  • Use Easthaven like a compressed Klondike puzzle where timing mistakes are harder to recover from.

Main difference from Klondike

In Klondike, drawing affects a single waste flow. In Easthaven, dealing adds new weight to every column, so mistimed stock use can clog the whole tableau at once.

Common mistake

Players often deal new rows too early because they feel stuck. In many cases, the right move is to search harder for one more reveal before increasing the board pressure.