Setup and opening position
The four-by-four board begins empty. Kings belong in the four corners, Queens in the two middle spaces of the top and bottom rows, and Jacks in the side spaces of the two middle rows.
Camelot Solitaire
Empty the stock and clear all four central spaces, leaving the court cards arranged around the border.
Loading game
Stats on this device
Your unfinished game is saved only in this browser.
- Played
- 0
- Wins
- 0
- Win rate
- —
- Fastest win
- —
- Fewest moves
- —
- Best score
- —
- Current streak
- 0 days
- Best streak
- 0 days
How to play
Empty the stock and clear all four central spaces, leaving the court cards arranged around the border.
- The four-by-four board begins empty. Kings belong in the four corners, Queens in the two middle spaces of the top and bottom rows, and Jacks in the side spaces of the two middle rows.
- Place the exposed stock card in any legal empty space; number cards may use any vacancy. Once the board is full, or the stock is empty, remove a Ten alone or two cards valued one through nine that total ten.
- Empty the stock and clear all four central spaces, leaving the court cards arranged around the border.
Strategy tips
- Keep flexible number cards away from a picture card's last available destination, then use the full-board removal phase to create several useful vacancies before continuing the deal.
- A legal number-card placement can still block the only remaining corner or edge position for the next King, Queen, or Jack in the stock.
- After the stock is exhausted, work only on the centre quartet and verify that every remaining number pair or Ten contributes to clearing those four spaces.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Camelot Solitaire is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Place a deck into a four-by-four court, then clear Tens and number pairs while preserving the assigned picture-card border.
Legal moves and game flow
Place the exposed stock card in any legal empty space; number cards may use any vacancy. Once the board is full, or the stock is empty, remove a Ten alone or two cards valued one through nine that total ten.
Winning and terminal positions
Empty the stock and clear all four central spaces, leaving the court cards arranged around the border. After the stock is exhausted, work only on the centre quartet and verify that every remaining number pair or Ten contributes to clearing those four spaces.
Practical strategy
Keep flexible number cards away from a picture card's last available destination, then use the full-board removal phase to create several useful vacancies before continuing the deal. A legal number-card placement can still block the only remaining corner or edge position for the next King, Queen, or Jack in the stock.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Camelot Solitaire?
Empty the stock and clear all four central spaces, leaving the court cards arranged around the border.
Which moves are legal in Camelot Solitaire?
Place the exposed stock card in any legal empty space; number cards may use any vacancy. Once the board is full, or the stock is empty, remove a Ten alone or two cards valued one through nine that total ten.
What should I plan first in Camelot Solitaire?
Keep flexible number cards away from a picture card's last available destination, then use the full-board removal phase to create several useful vacancies before continuing the deal.