Solitaire strategy: using the deck well
Make the most of the Solitaire deck: play the columns first, draw only when stuck, and remember the cards you pass in the waste pile. Winning ideas · lesson 4 of 4.
The lesson in words
Cards in the deck aren’t going anywhere, but face-down column cards stay stuck until you free them. So make every useful column move first, then draw.
BoardGameSite lets you draw one card at a time or three. Draw 3 is harder: you can only play the top card of each three.
Columns first, deck second. That’s the Solitaire path complete!
Questions
You have a column move and could also draw. Which first?
Column moves can turn over hidden cards. Drawing can wait.
Which is easier for beginners?
Draw 1: every card in the deck is playable as you go through it.