Solitaire

Our Verdict

The definitive five-minute reset puzzle — familiar enough to start instantly, uncertain enough to stay engaging. When you need to clear your head without learning anything new, Solitaire is the correct answer.

How to Play Solitaire

1. 1Move cards in the tableau by stacking them in descending order alternating red and black suits (a black 7 goes on a red 8, for example).
2. 2Only Kings (or sequences starting with a King) can be moved into empty tableau columns.
3. 3Flip cards from the draw pile one at a time (Draw-1) or three at a time (Draw-3) to find playable cards.
4. 4Move Aces to the foundation piles immediately and build each foundation suit up from Ace to King.
5. 5Expose face-down cards in tableau columns as a priority — more revealed cards means more options.
6. 6Cycle through the draw pile as many times as the rules allow; count cards to track what remains if playing at a high level.