How to Play Arizona Solitaire

Move all cards to the foundations by building descending tableau runs without matching suits. Arrange piles to expose buried cards and create longer runs to move as a group.

Setup

1. Four foundation piles remain empty
2. Six tableau piles each receive 6 cards face-up
3. One reserve pile holds the remaining 16 cards, all face-up

How to play

• Move the top card of any tableau pile or the reserve to a foundation if it builds the sequence (one rank higher, same suit, starting with Aces)
• Build on tableau piles in descending order, any suit
• Move sequences together if each card is one rank lower than the one it covers, regardless of suit
• The top card of the reserve pile can be moved to a tableau pile or a foundation
• Once no other card could be built on top of a tableau card, it automatically moves to the appropriate foundation—you can change this in Settings if you prefer manual moves
• Empty tableau spaces can be filled with any card or sequence

How to win

Objective: Build all 52 cards onto the four foundation piles in ascending same-suit sequences starting from Ace.

You win when all 52 cards are on the four foundations. You lose when no more moves are possible.

Tips

• Use the reserve cards to create open tableau spaces for maneuvering
• Build long any-suit sequences in the tableau to move multiple cards at once
• Keep a tableau space empty as long as possible to maximize flexibility

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Related games

More games from the Baker's Dozen family:

• Castile — An open game where reserve piles supply cards and the tableau builds without suit restrictions, requiring careful planning to make room.
• Winery — A large-tableau game inspired by Vineyard with added flexibility from two temporary storage cells.
• Lucky Thirteen — A tough open-tableau game: you build down in rank regardless of suit, and once a tableau pile empties it stays empty, so every move matters.