🔝 Top Solitaire Strategies to Get a High Score
- Prioritize uncovering face-down cards in the tableau columns.
- More exposed cards = more available moves = better chances of completing the game.
- Pro Tip: Always make moves that reveal a hidden card before simply moving cards around aimlessly.
- Although tempting, don’t send cards to the foundation pile unless you’re sure it won’t block potential moves in the tableau.
- Keep lower cards in the tableau to help build stacks.
- If you have a choice between a move from the tableau or the deck, check the deck first. It helps cycle through cards and reveals new options.
- Empty columns give you space to move Kings — the only card allowed in an empty tableau column.
- Only move a King to an empty column if it helps reveal another card or build future sequences.
- Not all Kings are equal. Choose a red or black King based on the majority color of face-up cards you're trying to place beneath it.
- Consider which color sequence gives you more playable moves.
- Like chess, solitaire rewards planning ahead.
- Avoid short-sighted moves that look good now but restrict your future options.
- In digital solitaire, the Undo button is your friend.
- Use it to test different move sequences and find the path that gives you the highest score or unlocks the most cards.
- If playing a timed version, speed counts.
- Practice familiarizing yourself with card positions and patterns to move faster and earn more time-based bonuses.
- Each platform (World of Solitaire, Solitr, 247Solitaire, etc.) has its own scoring rules.
- Consider which color sequence gives you more playable moves.
- If your game allows a restart from the same shuffle, take it!
- Use knowledge from the first attempt to plan a more efficient move order on replay.