Play Old Carlton Solitaire Online for Free (No Signup Required)

Move any card, or any messy stack, onto empty columns in this looser two-deck Klondike, and enjoy one of the site's easiest win rates: 98%.

Old Carlton Solitaire is a two-deck Klondike game, and a noticeably easier one than Carlton Solitaire: you can move any card, or any group of cards, onto an empty column, and stacks don't need to be in order to move together. That extra freedom is why it wins so often. The game is easy, with a 98% chance of winning, and your results here lean more on skill than luck.

This one runs on Klondike's foundation-building rules, and so does the original Solitaire.

If you run into anything odd or have an idea that would make the game better, please contact me.

Enjoy!

How to play Old Carlton Solitaire

Layout:

8 foundation piles: Build up from Ace to King in the same suit.

8 tableau piles: Alternate color build down. Groups of cards can be moved in any order. Fill in the blanks with any card or set of cards. At the start of the game one card is dealt to the first pile, two to the second, and so on; only the top card of each pile is face-up.

Stock: Deal one card to each tableau pile by clicking on the stock. There are no redeals.

Foundation:

There are eight foundation piles.

A card can be added to a foundation pile only if it's one rank higher and the same suit as the pile's current top card, so the only card that fits on a 5 of hearts is a 6 of hearts. There can be no more than 13 cards in a pile.

The top card of each foundation can be moved back into play if another pile will accept it.

Tableau:

There are eight tableau piles, with one card in the first pile, two cards in the second, three cards in the third, and so on. The top card in each pile is dealt face-up, while the remaining cards are dealt face-down.

A card can be added to a tableau pile only if it's one rank lower and the opposite color of the pile's current top card, so the only cards that fit on the J of hearts are the 10 of spades and 10 of clubs.

Cards on the tableau that are not covered by another card are free to be played onto the foundation or any other tableau pile.

Any card can fill an empty slot in the tableau.

Furthermore, any face-up card in the tableau may be transferred to another tableau column where it fits, bringing all cards on top of it with it.

Stock:

The stock is made up of leftover cards.

When you click on the stock, a card is dealt to the top of each tableau pile.