Setup and opening position
The four suited Aces seed the foundations. Sixteen reserve spaces each receive one card, one card begins on the waste, and the remaining cards form the stock.
Four Winds Solitaire
Build all four suited foundations through King and clear the stock and reserves.
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How to play
Build all four suited foundations through King and clear the stock and reserves.
- The four suited Aces seed the foundations. Sixteen reserve spaces each receive one card, one card begins on the waste, and the remaining cards form the stock.
- Foundations rise in suit. A reserve top or waste card may move to its suited foundation; the waste may fill an empty reserve only in that reserve group's assigned suit. Draw singly and use at most one waste redeal.
- Build all four suited foundations through King and clear the stock and reserves.
Strategy tips
- Clear low reserve cards first, then refill each vacancy with the same suit to keep all four suit groups progressing together.
- An empty reserve is not universal storage: a waste card of the wrong suit cannot enter it.
- Before the lone redeal, open vacancies in every suit group so the second pass has a legal home for each temporarily blocked waste card.
Complete guide
Rules, scoring, and strategy
Four Winds Solitaire is a complete browser implementation with its own versioned rules profile. Sort a stock through sixteen suit-locked reserve spaces into four suited Ace-to-King foundations.
Legal moves and game flow
Foundations rise in suit. A reserve top or waste card may move to its suited foundation; the waste may fill an empty reserve only in that reserve group's assigned suit. Draw singly and use at most one waste redeal.
Winning and terminal positions
Build all four suited foundations through King and clear the stock and reserves. Before the lone redeal, open vacancies in every suit group so the second pass has a legal home for each temporarily blocked waste card.
Practical strategy
Clear low reserve cards first, then refill each vacancy with the same suit to keep all four suit groups progressing together. An empty reserve is not universal storage: a waste card of the wrong suit cannot enter it.
Questions players ask
What is the objective in Four Winds Solitaire?
Build all four suited foundations through King and clear the stock and reserves.
Which moves are legal in Four Winds Solitaire?
Foundations rise in suit. A reserve top or waste card may move to its suited foundation; the waste may fill an empty reserve only in that reserve group's assigned suit. Draw singly and use at most one waste redeal.
What should I plan first in Four Winds Solitaire?
Clear low reserve cards first, then refill each vacancy with the same suit to keep all four suit groups progressing together.
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