King of Card Games – Six Reasons to play Solitaire 

You may know it as ‘Patience’, ‘Card Solitaire’ or ‘Solitaire’. Whatever you call it, Solitaire is a classic card game that has been around since the 18th century. These days’ digital versions and variants make it an easy game to pick up and learn at any age, no matter where in the world you are. Not sure yet if Solitaire might be for you? Well, here are just a few reasons that giving it a go could be one of the best things you do today.

‘Benefits for your mind and mood’ 

1. In some versions of Solitaire, the player cannot see the cards before they play them. Other versions have different systems. All these unique rules are great for improving your cognitive skills and decision making. Card games of this type can help develop strategic thinking, planning, and visual organization, all of which are all-important for long-term brain development. It’s like a workout for your mind!

2. Focusing on a game that relies on method rather than luck gives players a sense of achievement. It also makes us feel positive about ourselves and our abilities.

3. Card games are great for improving visual and manual dexterity. Shuffling, moving, and swapping cards are relatively simple ways to keep your hands moving. Focusing on creating order and sequences encourages the brain to actively seek visual cues, which can help improve visual memory.

4. If you find yourself feeling stressed and run down at the end of the day, Solitaire works well as a calming tool for many people. Being able to forget your worries and concentrate on a single task has been proven in studies to help reduce anxiety.

5. Having so many different styles and variations means Solitaire is a great game to teach others. Solitaire card games like Klondike, FreeCell, and Spider are all simple to learn and appeal to different abilities and ages. Great for building bonds and improving teamwork or communication with your kids, friends, or family.

Whether you’re a first-time player or well-versed with card games, Solitaire games offer a wide range of playing experiences. Quick to pick up and universally popular, card games fans have an extensive online community. So, turn on one of our online games and give it a try. You’ll soon be boosting your mood and having fun too. 

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What has been going on lately? A lot, in fact! 😁

👉 A Word Search update was released, with 5 new categories: Gardening, Legendary Creatures, Onomatopoeia Words, Shoes and Native American Tribes in the United States.

Play Word Search now by clicking here!
Get Word Search from the Microsoft Store here!

👉SolSuite 2021 21.0 was released! and it included a variation of a classic game: Canfield Two Suits

This version can be downloaded here

👉 SolSuite 2021 21.1 was released with two more game to make a whooping total of 756 games!

You can get this version here

👉 Spades Premium, Spades - Online and Spades Free ! have been updated, and now include:

- New "TreeCardGames Player Image Maker"
- New "Total bags and Total points" display
- Includes the new "Themes" feature. A theme is a set of graphic elements, including a background, a card set and a card back.
- Improved the "Nil" and "Blind Nil" bidding on the "Expert" game level. Your Spades game will be even more challenging and fun!
- 3 new languages: हिंदी, Polski, Português

👉 In Klondike Solitaire Collection Free, Spider Solitaire Collection Free, FreeCell Collection Free and Solitaire Collection Free, a new great "Theme" has been added:  "Spring Joy"!

👉 The new MahJong Suite 2021 version arrived, with 5 new layouts and 2 Themes! 

👉 Last but not least, a new Hearts release is available! And includes:

- New Player Images
- New Player Image Maker
- "Old Moon" and "New Moon" scoring for Shooting the Moon
- Allow to end the trick if all points have been scored
- Play sound when the first card of Hearts is played
- Play sound when the Queen of Spades is played
Play Hearts now by clicking here!

Cómo jugar al solitario Spider clásico (1 palo y 2 palos)

En este video explicamos las reglas básicas para jugar el clásico y famoso solitario Spider en las versiones de 1 palo y 2 palos.

El objetivo del solitario Spider es el de crear en el tablero 8 escaleras de 13 cartas cada una, en orden descendente y del mismo palo, del Rey al As.

Pilas de palo

👉No se construye directamente en las pilas de palo, si no que las escaleras se construyen en el tablero y una vez completadas vienen automáticamente retiradas del tablero.

Tablero

👉Se construye en orden descentente. Un 5 sobre un 6, por ejemplo.

En el caso de Spider 2 palos, no importa si son cartas de diferentes palos.

👉La carta encima de cada columna se puede jugar a cualquier otra columna del tablero.

👉Una secuencia de cartas se puede mover a otra columna del tablero, pero en el caso de solitario Spider 2 palos, la escalera de cartas debe de ser del mismo palo. Escaleras que no son del mismo palo no pueden ser movidas.

👉No se puede jugar ninguna carta sobre un As. Un Rey no puede moverse, a menos que no se trate de un espacio vacío del tablero.

👉En un espacio vacío se puede colocar cualquier carta o escalera de cartas.

Mazo

👉Cuando no hay mas posibilidad de juegos, se hace click en el mazo para obtener otra fila de cartas.

👉Debe haber al menos una carta en cada columna del tablero para que se pueda repartir una nueva fila de cartas.

No está de más recordables que "Spider Solitario" ofrece bellísimos Temas, Mazos, Dorso y Fondos para que tu juego sea aún más placentero.

Para descargar Spider Solitaire desde el Microsoft Store, sigan esta liga:

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9WZDNCRFJCJG

Si prefieren jugar en linea, basta hacer click aquí:

https://www.free-spider-solitaire.com/

The new SolSuite 20.10 includes two original solitaire card games!

2 more new games added to your favorite Solitaire Games Suite!

Autumn Solitaire is Simple solitaires type played with 2 decks (104 cards).

How to play:
- At the beginning of the game, thirteen cards - from a 7 to a 6 (regardless of suit) are dealt to the thirteen piles to become the foundations.

Foundations
💥 Build up regardless of suit from the base card, until each pile contains eight cards.
💥 The game is won when the top cards of the foundation piles form a sequence, regardless of suit, from Ace to King. 
💥 Ranking of cards is continuous: build Aces after Kings when necessary. 

Stock
💥 Turn up one card at a time from the stock. 
💥 One redeal is permitted (two deals in all). 

Reserve
💥 One reserve pile may be formed. 
💥 These cards can played to the foundations at any time. 

Waste (One pile)
💥 The top card is always available for play to the foundations.

Prisoners Two Decks is a Adding solitaires type; played with 2 decks (104 cards).

How to play:

💥 Deal cards in a row from left to right by clicking on the stock. 
💥 Discard any group of cards consisting of: 
💥 Any combination (doublets, triplets, quadruplets, etc.) of adjacent and just dealt cards which total value is equal to 11, 12 or 13. 
💥 One face card (Jack, Queen or King) which corresponds to the total of the combination. 
For example, valid groups are:
9 + 2 [which equals to 11] + Jack
4 + 6 + 2 [which equals to 12] + Queen
7 + 4 + Ace + Ace [which equals to 13] + King 
💥 To win the game, you must discard all the face cards (free the "Prisoners" from jail) before the stock is exhausted. 
💥 There is no redeal. 

Stock
💥 The game starts at −104 points. 
💥 20 points are awarded for each freed "Prisoner". 
💥 The winning score to obtain is 376 points.

Get the latest SolSuite version here:

https://www.solsuite.com/whatsnew.htm

How to play Classic Solitaire (Klondike). 100% FREE - No downoad

Playing classic solitaire is as simple as clicking on this link:
https://www.solitaire-klondike.com/

The classic solitaire game we all loved is also known as Klondike. Other names for this game are Canfield (improper), Chinaman, Demon, Demon Patience, Fascination, Gold Rush, Patience, Small Triangle, Solitaire, Triangle

The basic rules for the classic solitaire are:

Foundations (Four piles)
👉Build up in suit from Ace to King. For example, a 2♥ can only be played on an Ace♥. 
👉Autoplay is available. 

Tableau (Seven columns of increasing height)
👉 Build down in alternating colors. For example, a 10♠ can be played on a Jack♥♦. 
👉The top card of each column is available for play to the foundations or to another tableau column. 
👉A packed sequence, or any portion of it, may be moved to another tableau column. 
👉Spaces can be filled only with a King or a King–sequence.

Stock (Twenty-four cards)
👉Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste, by clicking. 
👉Unlimited redeals are permitted until the game is blocked or won. 

Waste (One pile)
👉 The top card is always available for play to the foundations or the tableau.

How to play the NEW "Long Beach" solitaire with SolSuite 20.5!

In the latest SolSuite 20.5 release, two new and original solitaire games have been added.

One of them is "Long Beach", a Two-Deck solitaires type game.

The object of the game is to place all the cards to the Foundations:
- "Ace" foundations: Build up, in any suit but its own, from Ace to King. For example, a 2♥ can only be played on an Ace♣♦♠. 

- "King" foundations: Build down, in any suit but its own, from King to Ace. For example, a Queen♠ can only be played on a King♥♣♦

On the tableau, you have four piles on the left side of the screen and four on the right side of the screen.
The tableau rules are:
- In the first four columns, build down in any suit but its own. For example, a 5♠ can only be played on a 6♥♣♦. 
- In the last four columns, build up in any suit but its own. For example, a 10♦ can be only played on a 9♠♥♣. 
- The top card of each column is available for play to another tableau column or to the foundations. 
- A packed sequence, or any portion of it, may be moved to another tableau column. 

- Spaces may be filled with any available card or packed sequence.

Cards from the stock pile can be dealt one at a time to the waste pile, and then played to the tableau or to the foundations.

You have to be aware that you might arrive at the end of the game and find that, for example, you have a King♠ to be placed on a Queen♠.

Fortunately, cards can be played to the Foundations back to the Tableau piles, so to end the game.

Hope you enjoy this new solitaire! 😃

SolSuite 20.5 can be download by clicking HERE

SolSuite 2020's NEW v20.4 is Now Available for Download!

SolSuite 2020 v20.4 has just been released, and includes two original solitaire games. One of them is called "Endeavor" and it's a Fan solitaires type.
This game is played with two sets of cards. All the Aces are removed from the pack and place on the Foundations, which will be built up in suit from Ace to King.
The rest of the pack will be dealt in thirty-two fans of three cards each.
On the tableau:
- Cards will be built down in suit. For example, a 10♣ can only be played on a Jack♣.
- The top card of each fan is available for play to another tableau fan or to the foundations. 
- Only one card at a time can be moved. 

- Spaces can't be filled. 

Strategy and Tactics 💡

👉Don't play an exposed card to a fan containing a lower card of the same suit. This blocks the game. 

👉Locate all fans containing two or more cards of the same suit. Plan to release these cards first. 

👉Building up on the layout should be considered a temporary measure. Such builds will need to be reversed in order to play the cards to the foundations.

Game Info 📌

⌚Game time: Long; More than 10 minutes 

👉Difficulty level: Medium 

💪Skill level: Mostly skill 

🏆Chance of winning: Medium; about 1 in 8; 12.5% 

Get SolSuite 2020 today by clicking HERE!

SolSuite 20.2 (February 2020) includes a new and original solitaire...

One of the most popular solitaire card games is "Royal Rendezvous", a game of Austrian origin and also called "Royal Appointment".

"Queens and Kings" is an original solitaire card game developed by TreeCardGames, similar to "Royal Rendezvous"

The main characteristics of "Queens and Kings" are:
⌚ Game time: Medium; 5-10 minutes 
💪Difficulty level: Easy 
🎲Skill level: Mostly chance
🏆Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%

"Queens and Kings" has been added to SolSuite 2020 on February 2020, together with "Royal Puzzle" (another original game) and you can get these two 🆕 games now by clicking HERE! 👈👈👈

On the TreeCardGames Blog we have recently talked about the Hearts Premium v2.0 Update and the SolSuite 19.10 Update.
But during the month of October there has been much more than that! 😀😀😀

Just keep on reading:
Spades - Play online new 2.4 was released! 👈👈
On this new release, the "Nil" and "Blind Nil" bidding on the "Expert" game level were improved.

Your Spades game will be even more challenging and fun! ♠♠♠♠
Play Spades now by clicking here 👈

The new "Air Balloons", "Diamond Blue", "Diamond Red" and "Puppy" Card Backs were added to the following games, all of them downloadable from the 👉Microsoft Store:
Klondike Solitaire Collection, Pyramid Solitaire, Spider Solitaire Collection Free


If you are a Solitaire - Play Online 12 Games user, you will be happy to see that a new Theme has been added: Autumn Colors! 
Fall into the Autumn spirit playing your favorite card games with this beautiful Theme:


For 123 Free Solitaire and Solitaire Collection Free, downloadable from the Microsoft Store, the Autumn Colors has been added to the "Themes" selection.

If playing word games is your passion, you will be happy to know that new categories have been added to Word Search (online) and Word Search + 


Keep tuned, there is still more to come! 😍😍

SolSuite Solitaire NEW v19.10 has just been released! :)

New Games in SolSuite 2019 - v19.10 (October 10, 2019)

The new SolSuite Solitaire version 19.10 has just been released, and includes two new and original solitaire card games: Carriage and Puppeteer: two Original solitaire games invented and released by TreeCardGames.

In this video we are showing how to play Carriage:

- When the game starts, the four Kings are removed from the deck and placed in the tableau.
- On the "6" foundations, build down in suit from 6 to Ace. For example, a 5💗 can only be played on a 6💗.
- On the "7" foundations, build up in suit from 7 to Queen. For example, an 8♣ can only be played on a 7♣.
- On the Tableau (the 4 Kings) build up or down regardless of suit.
- Turn up one card at a time, from the stock to the waste.
- There is no redeal.
- The top card of the waste pile is always available for play to the tableau. 

The rules of this game are very simple, but being a "chance only" solitaire, it won't be easy to win right away. You'll be playing one time and another! 😁

Click 👉 here 👈 to download the latest version of SolSuite Solitaire! 💗💗

Simple Simon: part of the Spider Solitaire family of card games!

A new game has been added to Solitaire Collection Free, the 100% free collection that includes 9 challenging Solitaire games.

Simple Simon is a game of American origin and it's part of the Spider Solitaire🕷family of card games.

To win this game, you have to remove all the cards from the Tableau to the Foundations, and this is obtained by building descending suit sequences from King to Ace. 

Being similar to Spider, you will be able to build down regardless on suit on the Tableau piles:

Build down, regardless of suit. For example, a 3 ♥ can be played on a 4 ♠♥♣♦. 

But to move a card sequence from on the pile to another, the sequence must be build down in suit:

Cards of the same suit and in a descending sequence may be moved as a unit

As soon as a suite is completed, the cards will be automatically removed from the tableau.

Game hint 💡
Preferably, build on the tableau in a descending suit sequence as opposed to a descending non–suit sequence.

Get Solitaire Collection Free👈 from the Microsoft Store and start enjoying this new game today! 😎

SolSuite Solitaire 19.9 NEW solitaire!

This month a couple of new and original games were added to the version 19.9 of SolSuite Solitaire. One of them is called Josephine, and it is a Two-Deck solitaire game with the following characteristics:

⌚ Game time: Medium; 5-10 minutes 
👉 Difficulty level: Easy 
💪 Skill level: Moderate
🏆 Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%

As you can see, the chances of winning this game are quite high. However, you might want to take into account a couple of strategy tips:

1 ) Unless it becomes necessary to release an important card in a higher row, avoid playing cards from above a gap to a foundation until its duplicate has been dealt. 

2 ) When the top cards of the Ace and King foundations of the same suit are in sequence, consider reversing cards, one at a time, from one foundation to the other.

You can get now SolSuite Solitaire v19.9 here

How to play Pyramid Solitaire

Pyramid Solitaire is a classic solitaire game of French origin, also known as Egyptian Campaign or Pile of Twenty-Eight.
On the video we show the two different variations of Pyramid included in both Pyramid Solitaire for Windows 10 and Pyramid Solitaire (online version).
The first one is Pyramid Easy. The object of this game is to discard all the cards that form the Pyramid in pairs totaling thirteen.
To win this game you have to give preference in discarding the Pyramid's cards, and it can be won even if you have some cards left on the Stock pile.
The second variation of the game is Pyramid, and it's a little bit more difficult because to win, you have to discard all the cards from the Pyramid AND the Stock pile.
Strategy tip: be careful not to block plays by leaving cards at the top of the pyramid that can be matched!
You can get 👉Pyramid Solitaire from the Microsoft Store or you can play Pyramid Solitaire👈 online, on any computer or device!
And if you are interested in learning and playing other fun variations of this classic solitaire card game, you can try SolSuite Solitaire!

Download and play now for free: Spider solitaire, FreeCell, Klondike and many other exciting solitaire games.

More than 20 years ago the first version of 123 Free Solitaire was released. Wow! 😁🎂

Still today, is one of the most downloaded solitaire card games, with more than 21,800,000 downloads worldwide! 🙌🙌

The classic version of 123 Free Solitaire is available for download on any Windows computer by clicking here 👈👈👈

This version includes the classic Spider solitaire, FreeCell, Klondike and many other exciting solitaire games.

For other Operating Systems, 123 Free Solitaire is available on its online version by clicking here ! 👈👈👈

And for those of you who are running Windows 10, you can download 123 Free Solitaire from the Microsoft Store by clicking here 👈👈👈

The latest version of 123 Free Solitaire 4.2.0 includes some beautiful new Card Backs: Air Balloons, Diamond Blue, Diamond Red and Puppy:

123 Free Solitaire 4.2.0 includes some beautiful new Card Backs

Looking forward to many, many years of playing solitaire card games together! 😍

During the last weeks we have been adding a new graphic theme to "Solitaire", the web app that can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store and to the free solitaire card games available at the Microsoft Store.

A theme is a set of graphic elements, including a background, a card set and a card back.

On the image above you can see the "Pyramid Easy" solitaire with the new "Summer Holidays" theme.

Besides the "Summer Holidays" theme, you can play with all these themes:



Click here to get "Solitaire" at the Chrome Web Store! 👈👈

If you prefer to download the games on your Windows computer, click HERE! 👈👈