Variant strategy

Windmill rewards careful reserve management more than flashy short moves.

Windmill looks open at first, but every reserve refill and foundation choice changes your next few turns. The strongest games preserve flexibility while steadily feeding both foundation systems.

Core Windmill tips

  • Treat reserve slots as your most valuable short-term resource because every empty slot refills immediately.
  • Move to secondary foundations when it improves future center-foundation flow, not just because the move exists.
  • Avoid burying cards in secondary stacks that you expect to recycle back to the center soon.
  • Draw from stock only when reserve and waste options are exhausted or clearly unproductive.
  • Watch the center sequence carefully so you can spot wraparound opportunities at King-to-Ace transitions.

Best early priority

Early consistency comes from avoiding unnecessary stock draws while maximizing center-foundation progress from reserve cards.

Common mistake

A common mistake is overcommitting cards to secondary foundations before checking whether the center sequence will soon require those ranks.

Why players like it

Windmill feels satisfying because the layout is simple but the move-order consequences are surprisingly deep.