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Klondike Solitaire Rules Explained — Every Rule in 4 Minutes

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Every rule of Klondike Solitaire, shown on a real board rather than described: the foundations, building down in alternating colours, why only a King enters an empty column, and the stock and redeal.

Learn Klondike Turn 1 rules on a real board: foundations, alternating colours, moving runs, the stock and empty columns.

Watch the difference between the tableau and foundations. Columns build down in alternating colours, while foundations build up in suit from an Ace. An empty column needs a King or a run starting with one.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 What Klondike is
  2. 0:28 The board — seven columns, twenty-eight cards
  3. 0:56 Foundations: Aces first, then up in suit
  4. 1:14 Building down in alternating colours
  5. 1:37 What an illegal move looks like
  6. 1:54 Moving a whole run at once
  7. 2:12 Empty columns — Kings only
  8. 2:34 The stock, and the redeal
  9. 2:56 Why you dig for face-down cards
  10. 3:14 Hint, Undo, Reset and Auto-complete
  11. 3:35 Strategy that actually wins games
  12. 3:55 Recap

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