What is the win rate for Penguin Solitaire?
Penguin win rate
A practical measure of how often players can complete a deal under Penguin rules. It varies by skill, deal generation, and whether your client supports moving suit sequences as a unit.
Why Penguin is often winnable
- All cards are face up: you can plan from move one.
- 7 flippers: more temporary storage than classic FreeCell.
- Foundations unlock space: advancing foundations can clear key beak-minus-one starters.
What makes some deals hard
- Same-suit building: mistakes are harder to unwind than alternating-color variants.
- Empty-column restriction: only beak-minus-one can start an empty column.
- Beak pacing: if the beak rank is awkward, your early options can shrink fast.
How to improve your win rate
- Keep at least one flipper open whenever possible.
- Do not bury beak-minus-one cards under long suit stacks.
- Use empty columns intentionally and quickly, then refill them with the correct rank.