How to Play Perseverance A Solitaire

Perseverance A is a tableau-heavy game where the four aces start on the foundations. Unlike its stricter parent Cruel, you can move sequences together to rearrange buried cards.

Setup

1. Deal 4 cards to the 4 foundation piles as a head start—each an Ace
2. Deal the remaining 48 cards into 12 tableau piles, 4 cards each
3. All cards are face-up

How to play

• Build the foundations up by suit from Ace through King
• In the tableau, build down in the same suit (7♠ on 8♠, J♥ on Q♥, etc.)
• Move a sequence together if it builds correctly (for example, 6-5-4-3♠ onto 7♠)
• Empty tableau spaces cannot be filled—avoid creating them unless necessary
• Foundations receive cards automatically when no other play is available (this can be changed in Settings)
• There's no stock or waste—all 52 cards are on the board from the start

How to win

Objective: Move all 52 cards to the four foundations in suit from Ace through King.

You win when all cards reach the foundations. You're stuck when no legal moves remain.

Tips

• Empty spaces are gone forever, so be deliberate about depleting piles
• Moving sequences is your key tool—use it to dig out the low cards the foundations need next
• Send cards to the foundations as soon as you can to keep tableau piles short and manageable

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Related games

More games from the Fan family:

• Perseverance B — Perseverance B is a companion to Perseverance A: the four aces start on the foundations, and you clear the rest of the deck from twelve tableau piles by moving same-suit sequences.
• Ripple Fan — A one-deck game related to Cruel, spreading the deck across thirteen tableau piles instead of twelve so you have a little more room to build same-suit runs down to the foundations.
• Royal Family — A forgiving single-deck game where all 52 cards are dealt out up front: foundations descend from Kings while tableau piles let you build both up and down in the same suit.
• Unusual — A two-deck solitaire challenge where you race to build eight foundation piles while managing 24 tableau columns.
• Demon Fan — Demon Fan deals the whole deck across 18 tableau piles, with just the top card of each pile face up.