Solitaire collection

Fan Solitaire

Eighteen mini-fans of three cards. Elegant, geometric, satisfying.

Fan-style patiences spread the deck into 17 or 18 small fans of three cards. Build down by suit in the tableau and up by suit in the foundations. La Belle Lucie, Trefoil and Shamrocks are classics of the family.

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8

Variants
31%

Avg win rate
4m 22s

Avg round

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Played through by its author — it stops at every new rule

Fan solitaire - opening position of the walkthrough

Variants in this collection

How to play Fan

Deal the deck into ~18 fans of three cards (Fan / La Belle Lucie / Trefoil layouts vary slightly).
Only the top card of each fan is in play.
Build the tableau down by suit; build foundations up by suit from Ace.
Some variants allow one or two redeals (a reshuffle of remaining cards).

Strategy & tips

Free your aces first - every move that uncovers an ace is a move worth making.
Use redeals sparingly: many variants allow only one or two.
Keep an eye on suited blocks. Breaking them up to chase a single card often loses the game.