Play Captive Queens Solitaire Online for Free (No Signup Required)
Auto-moves stay off by default, so you still get to work three foundation families by hand in this easy, luck-driven game with a 75% win rate.
Captive Queens Solitaire is a light, low-effort member of the Sixes and Sevens family, better known under its old French name, Quadrille. Auto-moves are off by default here, so there's still something for you to do.
It's an easy game, with a 75% chance of winning. You're playing a single deck, and the outcome comes down mostly to the luck of the deal.
Contradance Solitaire is a good pick if you're after another quick, low-stress game.
Fancy something with more building to do? Head over to the classic Spider Solitaire.
If you run into anything odd or have an idea that would make the game better, please contact me.
Enjoy!
How to play Captive Queens Solitaire
Layout:
12 foundation piles: Four build down in suit from Five to Ace, then wrap to King. Four build up in suit from Six to Jack. The last four each hold a single Queen — once a queen lands on one of these piles, that pile is done.
Stock: Click to flip one card to the waste. There are two redeals (three passes through the stock in total).
Waste: Top card is playable.
Foundation:
There are three groups of foundation piles.
The Fives Foundation:
Four piles make up this group. Any five can start an empty pile. A card can be added if it's one rank lower than the pile's current top card and shares its suit — so the only card that can follow an ace of spades is a king of spades. Each pile runs from five down to ace, then wraps to king, six cards in all. After that, no more cards may be played to it.
The Sixes Foundation:
Four piles make up this group. Any six can start an empty pile. A card can be added if it's one rank higher than the pile's current top card and shares its suit — so the only card that can follow a 10 of clubs is a jack of clubs. Each pile runs from six up to jack, six cards in all. After that, no more cards may be played to it.
The Queens Foundation:
Four piles. Any queen can start one of these piles, and that's the only card it will ever hold.
Cards can't be removed from any foundation once they've been placed there.
Stock and waste:
The stock holds the full deck at the start, and there's just one waste pile.
Click the stock to deal one card to the waste. You get three passes through the stock in total.
The top card of the waste is available for foundation play.
