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"Solitaire" is just one game in the vast Patience family. Below are distinct solo card games grouped by mechanic, with difficulty and deck requirements.
| Game | Decks | Difficulty | Key Twist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike (Classic) | 1 | Medium | 7-column tableau; draw 1 or 3 |
| Canfield (Demon) | 1 | Hard | Reserve pile (13 cards); foundation starts on random rank |
| Beleaguered Castle | 1 | Very Hard | All cards face-up in rows; only Aces start foundations |
| Streets & Alleys | 1 | Hard | No stock; all cards in tableau rows |
| FreeCell | 1 | Medium (High skill) | 4 free cells; all cards face-up; 99.9% solvable |
| Baker's Game | 1 | Hard | FreeCell but build by suit in tableau |
| Eight Off | 1 | Medium | 8 free cells; build by suit |
| Game | Decks | Difficulty | Key Twist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider (1/2/4 suits) | 2 | Easy→Extreme | 10 columns; build same-suit runs; remove complete suits |
| Scorpion | 1 | Hard | Like Spider but 7 columns; 3 face-down per column |
| Simple Simon | 1 | Medium | All face-up; build down by suit; no stock |
| Mrs. Mop | 2 | Very Hard | Spider variant; all cards dealt face-up |
| Game | Decks | Mechanic | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid | 1 | Remove pairs summing to 13 (K=13 solo) | Clear pyramid |
| Golf | 1 | Play ±1 rank on waste; no tableau building | Clear tableau |
| TriPeaks / Three Peaks | 1 | Three pyramids; play ±1 on waste | Clear all peaks |
| Monte Carlo | 1 | Remove adjacent pairs (rank match) in grid | Clear grid |
| Accordion | 1 | Compress line by stacking matching suit/rank | Single pile |
| Clock Patience | 1 | Deal into 13 piles (clock); turn over by rank | All 4 Kings last |
Solo card gaming is a universe. Pick one, learn it, then explore neighbors.