How to Play Trigon Solitaire

This Klondike relative asks you to build tableau runs in a single suit instead of alternating colors, but makes up for the tighter rule by letting you turn the waste over and deal through it as many times as you need. The goal: Build each foundation from Ace to King in the same suit.

Setup

1. Four foundation piles start empty, ready to receive Aces.
2. The stock contains the remaining cards to be dealt.
3. Seven tableau piles are dealt in pyramid fashion: one card to the first pile, two to the second, and so on, with only the top card of each pile face up.

How to play

• Click the stock to deal one card to the waste pile.
• Build tableau piles downward in the same suit (e.g., 10♠ on J♠).
• Move sequences together if each card is one rank lower in the same suit.
• Flip a tableau card face up once the card covering it moves away.
• Fill empty tableau piles only with Kings (or a King sequence).
• Cards move to the foundations automatically once no other card could be built on them.
• When the stock is empty, click it again to turn the waste back over and redeal with unlimited passes.

How to win

Objective: Build each foundation from Ace to King in the same suit.

You win when all four foundations are complete from Ace to King. Unlimited redeals mean you keep going until no more moves are possible.

Tips

• Same-suit building is tighter than alternating colors—plan sequences carefully.
• Create empty tableau piles by moving Kings and their sequences elsewhere.
• Use redeals strategically to bring cards to the front of the waste that unlock your position.

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Related games

More games from the Klondike family:

• Whitehorse — A streamlined Klondike variation with a smaller tableau that makes the game more accessible.
• Klondike — The classic solitaire played worldwide.
• Klondike (One Card) — A variation of Klondike where you draw one card at a time from the stock instead of three, making the game significantly harder but more strategic.
• Smokey — A Klondike variant with a key difference: you build tableau sequences in the same color instead of alternating colors.