Solitaire on Board Gaming Hub is classic Klondike: a single 52-card deck, seven tableau columns, four foundations, and a stock you cycle through the waste. It runs in one HTML page with unlimited undo, smart-click auto-moves, and a toggle for Draw 1 or Draw 3. This guide covers the rules and the habits that turn losses into wins.
The layout
The deal puts 28 cards into seven columns — one card in the first column, two in the second, up to seven in the last — and only the bottom card of each column starts face-up. The remaining 24 cards form the stock; the waste and the four foundations begin empty.
- Tableau — build downward in alternating colors (a black 7 goes on a red 8).
- Foundations — build upward by suit, from Ace to King. Emptying all four wins the game.
- Empty columns — only a King (or a run headed by a King) may fill a gap.
Draw 1 vs Draw 3
The board offers both modes. Draw 1 turns one stock card at a time and every card is immediately playable — roughly 80% of deals are solvable with perfect play. Draw 3 turns three cards but only the top of the packet is live, so cards you need are often buried; solvability drops to around 5%. Learn on Draw 1, then switch to Draw 3 when you want the harder game.
Winning strategy
- Work the stock early. Cycle the stock before you commit to big tableau moves so you know what is coming. In Draw 3, count where useful cards land — the order is fixed until you disturb it.
- Expose face-down cards first. Every hidden card is locked information. Prefer moves that flip a face-down card over moves that merely shuffle face-up runs.
- Do not rush to the foundation. A low card sent up too early can strand a card that needed it in the tableau. Keep 2s through 5s available as landing spots for the opposite color.
- Save empty columns for Kings. An empty column is your most valuable resource. Do not fill it with a random King if a more useful King (one that unblocks a long buried run) is coming.
- Send to the foundation when it is safe. A card is safe to bank once both opposite-color cards one rank lower are already up (or no longer needed as landing spots).
Use smart-click and auto-complete
Click any card to auto-move it to its best legal destination — foundation first, then the most useful tableau column. Once every card is face-up, use AUTO-COMPLETE to finish the deal in a single tap instead of clicking each card home.
Prefer a puzzle with no luck at all? Try Sudoku or its companion Sudoku tips guide. For a similar solo pace with tiles instead of cards, see Mahjong Solitaire.