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How to Play Unlimited Solitaire

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The opening deal of Unlimited Solitaire, laid out on a green felt table.

Unlimited gives you as many passes through the stock as you need: once it's empty, just turn the waste back over and keep going while you build up eight foundations across two decks. The goal: Move all cards to the foundations in ascending order by suit

Setup

  1. Use two full decks (104 cards total)
  2. Deal 7 tableau piles with 7 cards each; odd-numbered cards are face-up, even-numbered cards are face-down
  3. Set up 8 foundation piles (two per suit)
  4. Place the remaining cards in the stock

How to play

  • Build foundations from Ace up to King in the same suit
  • On the tableau, place a card one rank lower in the same suit on another card
  • Move a sequence of cards together if each is one rank lower and the same suit as the one below
  • Only a King can start a new tableau pile
  • Click the stock to deal one card to the waste; only the top waste card can be played
  • When the stock empties, click it again to turn the waste back over as the new stock—you can do this as many times as you need
  • When a card cannot be built on anything, it moves to the foundation automatically

How to win

Objective: Move all cards to the foundations in ascending order by suit

You win when all cards are in the foundations. You can keep recycling the waste pile as many times as needed.

Tips

  • Don't rush—you have unlimited redeals, so take time to plan sequences
  • Focus on clearing tableau piles to create space for moves
  • Build foundations actively to open up the tableau

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Related games

More games from the Klondike family:

  • Westcliff — A moderately easy solitaire game where you work with a large tableau of ten piles and a single deck.
  • Agnes Sorel — Similar to Agnes Bernauer but designed more like Spider: the random base rank starts the foundations, and tableau piles build in the same suit color instead of alternating colors.
  • Alternations — Alternations uses two decks across eight foundation piles and a 7x7 tableau where every other card in each pile is face-down.
  • Brazilian — A two-deck variant where cards are dealt to the tableau in a pyramid pattern instead of a waste pile, offering more control and visibility over future plays.
  • Bristol — A three-waste-pile game where you build the tableau regardless of suit and use the stock strategically to access cards.

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