How to Play Junction Solitaire

Build long sequences in alternating colors on just seven tableau piles using a four-deck piquet deck (no ranks below 7). Move one card at a time while drawing strategically from the stock.

Setup

1. Deal one card to each of seven tableau piles, all face up
2. Sixteen foundation piles wait empty (four foundations per suit, each built Ace up to King)
3. One stock pile holds the remaining 121 cards

How to play

• Build the foundations up in suit from Ace to King
• On the tableau, stack cards face up in descending order with opposite colors (red 9 on black 10)
• Move only the top card of a tableau pile to the tableau or foundations
• Draw one card at a time from the stock; play it or leave it on the waste
• Empty tableau spaces accept any card
• Cards automatically move to the foundations once there are no other cards that could be built on them (you can change this behavior in Settings)

How to win

Objective: Move all cards to the 16 foundations.

Move all cards to the foundations. The stock runs once with no redeal.

Tips

• Create empty tableau spaces early—they're your only holding areas
• Focus on exposing Aces and low cards to build the foundations
• Plan moves carefully since the stock doesn't reset

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Related games

More games from the Klondike family:

• Milligan Harp — Build eight foundations using two decks while managing eight tableau piles dealt in a pyramid pattern (1 card to the first pile, 2 to the second, and so on).
• Moving Left — A double-deck variant with a waste pile for stock dealing and a ten-column tableau, combining classic solitaire mechanics with larger scope and deeper strategy.
• Number Ten — Number Ten uses two complete decks with a 10-pile tableau where cards can move as organized sequences, adding flexibility to a classic Klondike-like structure.
• Octuple Klondike — Octuple Klondike scales the classic Klondike game to eight complete decks and 26 tableau piles, creating a challenging puzzle that requires a large monitor to play comfortably.
• Quadruple Klondike — Klondike scaled up to four decks and 16 tableau piles, giving you a much bigger board and many more piles to juggle than the standard game.