Beleaguered Castle variant

Citadel Solitaire

Aces in the centre. Eight columns charging in. No stock pile.

Citadel is Beleaguered Castle's brutal cousin. The auto-play rule applies: cards go to the foundation as they appear and never return. A misplaced 2 can lose the game within seconds.

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Medium 44% win rate

How to play Citadel

Goal - Move all the cards to the Foundation

Decks

A standard deck (52 cards)

Redeals

Foundation

Foundation starts with Aces
Built up by suit from Ace to King
The top card of each pile is available for move

Tableau

Built down by rank
The top card of each pile is available for move
An empty pile can be filled with any card

Strategy & tips

Empty a column early - without a stock pile, columns are your only flexibility.
Don't release a 2 to its foundation if it locks an unreachable 3 elsewhere.
Citadel is the unforgiving cousin: cards go to the foundation as they appear, never returning.

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Free forever. No interruptions.

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