How to Play Corner Suite Solitaire

This single-deck game starts with nine empty tableau piles instead of dealt cards, giving you an open board to build on as you draw cards from the stock. The goal: Move all 52 cards to the four foundations by suit, from Ace to King.

Setup

1. Use one standard deck.
2. Set up 4 foundation piles in the center (one for each suit).
3. Set up 9 empty tableau piles.
4. Place the remaining cards in a stock pile, with an empty waste pile beside it.

How to play

• Click the stock to draw cards one at a time to the waste pile. Only the top waste card can be played.
• Build sequences downward on the tableau in any suit. For example, place a red 5 onto a black 6.
• Move one card at a time from the tableau—runs cannot be moved together.
• Fill empty tableau piles with any playable card from the waste or tableau.
• Cards automatically move to the foundations once they can no longer help in the tableau. You can change this behavior in Settings.
• When you run out of moves, continue drawing from the stock. The stock can only be dealt once with no redeal.

How to win

Objective: Move all 52 cards to the four foundations by suit, from Ace to King.

You win when all 52 cards are built on the foundations. You're stuck when no more plays are available and the stock is exhausted.

Tips

• All nine tableau piles start empty, giving you plenty of room to maneuver—use that space before it fills up.
• Building the foundations too quickly can trap cards in the tableau. Balance foundation play with tableau clearing.
• Plan your waste pile carefully—once the stock runs out, those cards are gone forever.

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Related games

More games from the Foundations family:

• Deuces — Build up matching suit sequences on eight foundation piles from Twos to Aces in this accessible two-deck game.
• Dimes — Start your foundations at Ten instead of the traditional Ace in this two-deck variant.
• Fly — A two-deck variant where the eight Aces are dealt directly to the foundations at the start, and a 13-card reserve pile feeds the tableau.
• Fortune's Favor — An unusually generous game where all four Aces start in the foundations, giving you an immediate boost to clear the wide tableau.
• Frog — A two-deck game with 104 cards where 13 cards sit in a playable reserve pile, cards play to any spot in five tableau piles, and foundations build by rank regardless of suit.