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Simple Simon

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Complete illustrated guide

How to play Simple Simon Solitaire

Learn the layout, legal moves and winning objective, then use the practical strategy notes to make stronger decisions from the opening deal.

Simple Simon Solitaire at a glance

One deck, every card visible, and no stock to interrupt your plan. Enjoy Spider-style satisfaction in a thoughtful puzzle.

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.

Simple Simon Solitaire in progress on Solitaire Online, showing the complete playing layout and controls
The Simple Simon Solitaire table at the start of a game. Open the screenshot for a closer view.

Rules and objective

  1. Ten face-up columns start with 8, 8, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 cards. There is no stock.
  2. Build downward by rank, regardless of suit or color.
  3. A single card can move freely; a group moves only when it is a descending sequence in one suit.
  4. Any card or valid group can fill an empty column.
  5. A complete same-suit King-to-Ace run moves automatically to a finished slot and stays there. Finish all four suits to win.

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

Build same-suit sequences when possible. Empty columns give you space to separate mixed suits and reconnect them.

Separate mixed suits

You can build down regardless of suit, but only a same-suit run moves as a group. Use an empty column to split a mixed stack.

Work toward complete runs

Every finished King-to-Ace suit leaves the table. A partial run that connects to its missing ranks is more valuable than an isolated long stack.

Frequently asked questions

Can I move a mixed-suit run?

Not as a group. Rearrange its cards until you have an ordered run in one suit.

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.

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