How to play Klondike (Turn 1)
Goal - Move all the cards to the Foundation
Decks
- A standard deck (52 cards)
Redeals
- No
Foundation
- Built up by suit from Ace to King
- The top card of each pile is available for move
Tableau
- Build tableau piles down by the alternating color
- The top card of each pile is available for move
- Group of cards in the proper sequence can be moved
- An empty pile can be filled with a King or a pile starting with a King
Stock
- Press to turn over 1 card from the Stock to the Waste
- When empty, press to redeal all cards from Waste to Stock
Waste
- The top card of each pile is available for move
What makes Klondike (Turn 1) different
- Stock turns one card at a time - slower but more deliberate.
Strategy & tips
- Cycle the stock once before committing - knowing what's in the deck completely changes early move choice.
- Treat aces as foundation candy: send them up, but think twice before sending higher cards. Tableau colour matters.
- Empty columns are gold - hoard them for kings, then for chains.
- Play aces and twos to the foundation immediately, but think twice before sending higher cards - you may need them in the tableau.
Origin & history
Klondike emerged among gold prospectors in the Klondike region of Yukon, Canada around 1907. The Microsoft Windows release in 1990 turned it into the most-played card game in computing history.