Game Instructions

Use Tab to navigate between piles. Press Enter or Space to interact with cards.

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Play Klondike Solitaire Turn 3 Online

Draw three cards at a time, manage which waste card is exposed, uncover the hidden tableau, and build all four foundations from Ace through King.

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Players
1
Deck
52 cards
Layout
Draw 3
Goal
4 foundations
First game?

Know the Board Before You Move

Learn these four areas first. These terms appear in the rules and hints.

1

Stock

The face-down supply of undealt cards.
2

Waste

Only the exposed top card of the three-card waste packet is playable.
3

Foundations

The piles that must receive every card to win.
4

Tableau

Seven columns that build down in alternating colors.

Learn How to Play Klondike Turn 3 in 60 Seconds

Use these five rules to understand the board and recognize the path to a win.

  1. Reveal hidden cardsMove face-up cards or sequences to uncover the cards beneath them.
  2. Build in alternating colorsPlace one rank lower in the opposite color.
  3. Read the waste packetEach stock tap deals up to three cards. Only the top card is playable.
  4. Open columns with KingsOnly a King or King-led sequence can enter a space.
  5. Build four foundationsBuild each suit from Ace through King.

Klondike Turn 3 Rules, Demonstrated

Each replay uses real card faces to show one legal rule.

Rule 01

Build down in alternating colors

Example 8♠ on 9♥ is legal. 8♥ on 9♥ is not.
Rule 02

Build each foundation by suit

ExampleBuild A♣, 2♣, 3♣ and upward to K♣.
Rule 03

Deal three cards to the waste

ExampleOne tap deals up to three cards. Only the final exposed card can move.
Rule 04

Reserve empty columns for Kings

ExampleA King or a sequence led by a King can enter an empty column.
Beginner playbook

Best Move Order for Beginners

  1. Reveal a hidden cardPrefer moves that turn over a face-down tableau card.
  2. Check the waste topUse a productive card before dealing the next packet.
  3. Remember buried waste cardsTrack useful cards so later passes expose them.
  4. Advance safe foundationsMove low cards up when they are not needed in the tableau.
  5. Open space with a planClear a column only when a King-led sequence can use it.
Progress at a glance

Scoring and Move Tracking

Score measures progress. It never changes the rules.

Klondike Turn 3 scoring
Tableau to foundation +15 points
Waste to foundation +10 points
Foundation back to tableau -15 points
Recycle waste to stock -100 points minimum 0
What gets tracked?Stock deals and successful placements count as moves. Score never changes move legality, and the total never falls below zero.

Hints, Undo, and Keyboard Controls

Hint identifies one legal source and destination without playing the move.

Hint preview

Follow the trail from 1 to 2

The red marker identifies the playable waste card. The green marker shows its legal destination.

  1. Step 1Find the highlighted waste card.
  2. Step 2Drag it to the highlighted destination.
  • Undo: restores the previous layout and score.
  • Keyboard: use Tab, then Enter or Space.

Prefer a simpler stock? Try Klondike Turn 1, or compare the Turn 1 and Turn 3 rules.

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