How to Play Doublet Cell Solitaire

A pairing game with four temporary cells (like FreeCell) to help maneuver. Remove pairs of cards with matching rank and same color by dragging one onto the other.

Setup

1. Four cell spaces hold individual cards temporarily—use them to expose buried pairs
2. Eight tableau piles hold the remaining cards
3. Four foundation piles can be used for sequential building if helpful (building up in suit from any starting rank)

How to play

• Only the top card of each tableau pile is available for pairing
• Drag one card onto another card of the same rank and color to remove both cards
• Move any card to an empty cell for temporary storage, freeing up the card below
• You can use foundation piles to build sequences up in suit (same suit, any starting rank, wrapping from King back around to Ace) to help expose buried pairs
• Once removed, pairs go to a discard pile and stay gone
• Empty tableau piles cannot be refilled

How to win

Objective: Remove all 52 cards by pairing them off: each pair must have the same rank and the same color (both red or both black).

All 52 cards are removed as pairs. You're stuck if unmatched pairs remain on top of tableau piles.

Tips

• Use cells wisely—they're most valuable when exposing a matching pair beneath a blocking card
• Look ahead before moving cells; removing one pair often exposes another
• Build foundation sequences to temporarily park cards and access buried pairs

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Related games

More games from the Pairing family:

• Doublets — A straightforward pairing game where you remove any two cards of the same rank, regardless of suit.
• Isabel — Remove cards in matching pairs while building in the foundations as a bonus.
• Nestor — A simple single-deck pairing game.
• Patient Pairs — Patient Pairs asks you to clear the whole tableau by matching up cards of equal rank, two at a time, using only the cards left uncovered at the top of each pile.
• Pile Up — A puzzle-style game where you organize cards into same-rank runs.