How to play Klondike (Turn 3)
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 3 cards 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 3) different
- Stock turns three cards at a time - only the top of the three is playable.
Strategy & tips
- Plan stock cycles in groups of three. Before tapping the stock, count out which third of the deck you're about to expose.
- Don't send Aces to the foundation if it locks a useful 2 in the stock cycle.
- Empty columns are even more precious in Turn 3 - every empty column is a buffer that lets you re-plan a move you can't undo.
- Play aces and twos to the foundation immediately, but think twice before sending higher cards - you may need them in the tableau.