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Klondike Solitaire Turn 3

ORIGINAL

Cards · Classic Klondike, three cards at a time. Every deal can be won.

Klondike Solitaire turn 3 is classic Solitaire where the deck turns over three cards at a time and only the top one can be played. It's the traditional way to play and a real step up from turn 1. Every deal here has been checked by a solver, so every game you start can be won.

How to play

  1. Move all 52 cards to the four foundations at the top, building each suit up from Ace to King.
  2. On the seven columns, build down in alternating colours (a red 9 on a black 10). A whole run of face-up cards can move together, and only a King can fill an empty column.
  3. Tap the deck to turn over three cards. Only the top card of the three is free to play; play it and the one beneath becomes free.
  4. When the deck runs out, tap the empty spot to turn the waste back over and go through it again, as often as you need.
  5. Medium deals are the friendlier draw-3 games; Hard deals took our solver the longest to crack. Undo is always there, and Teach me has Hops point out a good move and explain why.

Tips to win

  • Learn the deck: with three at a time you see every third card, so the same cards come up on each pass until you play one from the waste. Playing a single waste card shifts the whole order and brings new cards within reach.
  • Before turning the deck, make every useful move on the table. A card freed in a column can open up the waste card you need.
  • Keep a column empty only when a King is ready to drop into it.
  • Don't send low cards home too fast. A 3 or 4 on the table may be the only place a waste card of the other colour can go.

Guides

Questions

What is Klondike turn 3?

It's Klondike Solitaire played with a draw of three: each tap on the deck turns over three cards, and only the top one is playable. It's also called draw 3 or 3-card Solitaire.

Is turn 3 harder than turn 1?

Yes. You can only reach every third card on each pass, so planning matters much more. On GameLake every turn-3 deal has been solved by a computer first, so there's always a way to win.

How many times can I go through the deck?

As many times as you like. When the deck is empty, tap its spot to turn the waste back over.

Where can I play turn 1?

On the main Solitaire page: Easy and the Daily turn one card at a time.