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Solitaire strategy tips

Good Klondike strategy creates information and options. Revealing a hidden card is usually more valuable than making a tidy move that changes nothing underneath.

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The short version

Keep low cards moving toward the foundations, but do not send every medium card up immediately. A card may still be needed to build an alternating sequence or to expose a deeper tableau card.

Key points

  • Compare moves that expose hidden cards before moving a card simply because it is legal.
  • Create an empty column only when a King or useful King-led sequence can occupy it.
  • Use undo to compare two lines, then continue with the one that opens more of the table.

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