SolitaireEight Off Solitaire at a glance
Eight reserve cells give every decision room to breathe. A fully visible deal rewards patient planning.
Play free with tap or drag controls, sounds, hints and unlimited undo. Your unfinished deal saves in this browser, and a daily challenge offers a fresh shared deal.
Rules and objective
- Start with six face-up cards in each of eight columns, and one card in each of four reserve cells.
- Build four foundations from Ace to King in suit. Cards placed there stay there in this version.
- Build columns downward in the same suit. Only Kings can start empty columns.
- Each reserve cell holds one card. Use empty cells to temporarily free cards from the tableau.
- Drag an ordered same-suit group when enough cells are empty to move it card by card: one more card than the number of empty cells.
The table enforces legal moves and saves the current deal in this browser. Hints identify a move that is available now; they do not guarantee that the deal can still be won.
Strategy: how to play better
First priority
Keep several cells empty so you have room to rearrange longer sequences.
Count free cells before dragging
A same-suit group can move only when the vacant cells could hold its cards one by one. Empty columns do not add to that capacity here.
Release the occupied cells
Four of the eight cells begin with cards. Moving those cards home or into useful columns expands your working room early.
Frequently asked questions
Do empty columns increase group capacity?
No. Only Kings can fill them, so smaller cards must use reserve cells.
Can every deal be won?
Deals are randomly shuffled, so a win is not guaranteed. Use undo to explore another approach, restart the same deal, or try a new shuffle.