Setup and opening position
A shuffled card starts the sole foundation, another starts the waste, fifty cards remain in stock, and all four tableau piles begin empty.
Four by Four
Transfer the complete fifty-two-card deck into the single foundation in thirteen consecutive groups of four equal ranks.
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How to play
Transfer the complete fifty-two-card deck into the single foundation in thirteen consecutive groups of four equal ranks.
- A shuffled card starts the sole foundation, another starts the waste, fifty cards remain in stock, and all four tableau piles begin empty.
- Draw stock cards one at a time. A waste or tableau top may enter an empty tableau pile or sit on a rank adjacent to its target, including Ace-King wrap. The foundation accepts four cards of its current rank before advancing to the next wrapped rank.
- Transfer the complete fifty-two-card deck into the single foundation in thirteen consecutive groups of four equal ranks.
Strategy tips
- Keep the four tableau tops spread across neighboring ranks so each new waste card has a landing place, and count foundation cards modulo four before releasing a rank.
- The foundation is rank-driven rather than suit-driven; advancing a tempting adjacent rank before all four copies arrive is impossible and wastes tableau access.
- When stock is short, order the remaining tableau cards around the next required rank group and avoid covering its fourth copy with a later group.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Four by Four is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Feed one rank-grouped foundation from a single-card stock while four flexible work piles connect adjacent ranks in either direction.
Legal moves and game flow
Draw stock cards one at a time. A waste or tableau top may enter an empty tableau pile or sit on a rank adjacent to its target, including Ace-King wrap. The foundation accepts four cards of its current rank before advancing to the next wrapped rank.
Winning and terminal positions
Transfer the complete fifty-two-card deck into the single foundation in thirteen consecutive groups of four equal ranks. When stock is short, order the remaining tableau cards around the next required rank group and avoid covering its fourth copy with a later group.
Practical strategy
Keep the four tableau tops spread across neighboring ranks so each new waste card has a landing place, and count foundation cards modulo four before releasing a rank. The foundation is rank-driven rather than suit-driven; advancing a tempting adjacent rank before all four copies arrive is impossible and wastes tableau access.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Four by Four?
Transfer the complete fifty-two-card deck into the single foundation in thirteen consecutive groups of four equal ranks.
Which moves are legal in Four by Four?
Draw stock cards one at a time. A waste or tableau top may enter an empty tableau pile or sit on a rank adjacent to its target, including Ace-King wrap. The foundation accepts four cards of its current rank before advancing to the next wrapped rank.
What should I plan first in Four by Four?
Keep the four tableau tops spread across neighboring ranks so each new waste card has a landing place, and count foundation cards modulo four before releasing a rank.
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