Java Solitaire Games

Accordion

Compress a spread-out deck so that only the topmost card is visible.

Blackhole

The 'black hole', represented by the ace of spades in the center of the layout, is to consume the contents of the 17 stacks surrounding it.

Calculation

Arrange the entire contents of the deck in four stacks of thirteen cards, the suits of the cards in these stacks is irrelevant. Instead, the four stacks accept cards whose ranks differ by a specified interval.

Canfield

Move all the cards in a deck to suit stacks of ascending rank, forming stacks of descending rank an alternate color as an intermediate stage.

Castle

Erode the 'wall' stacks on the sides of the layout by placing their contents in the suit stacks in the middle.

Clock

Move every card to a pile corresponding to its rank. The deck at the center of the layout is considered the 'hand', while the other twelve stacks represent the numbers of a clock face.

Flowergarden

There are three areas of the screen; Building Stacks / Garden Columns, Reserve / Bouquet, and Suit Stacks.

Freecell

Place all the cards in each suit in stacks of ascending order. Stacks of cards with alternating colors in descending order can be built in the bottom half of the screen as an intermediate step.

Golf

Clear the seven stacks of five cards at the top of the screen by building sequences of ascending or descending rank on the discard pile next to the button panel.

King Albert

This game derives its title from the Belgian monarch during World War I, with the reserve stack representing his army.

Klondike

Place all the cards in each suit in stacks of ascending rank. Stacks of cards with alternating colors in descending rank can be built in the bottom half of the screen as an intermediate step.

La Belle Lucie

A deceptively complex game with simple rules which requires considerable forethought and fortunate reshuffling to win. One 'cheat' (also called a merci) is allowed per game.

Pyramid

Eliminate the entire deck by finding pairs of cards which total thirteen (Kings are eliminated singly).

Scorpion

While Scorpion has the usual objective of arranging each suit in order, stacks in which each suit are assembled are not provided. The game is won when four building stacks contain each suit in descending order from king to ace.

Shamrocks

The layout contains 18 building stacks, which accept cards in both ascending and descending rank regardless of suit.

Spider

The suits must be ordered in the building stacks and are then moved to a discard pile. The game is won when all cards in both decks are in the discard pile.

Spiderette

Stacks of cards are can be built in descending rank using any suit, but only stacks consisting of the same suit can be moved as a unit.

Yukon

Put the entire deck in suit stacks of ascending rank, making stacks of descending rank with alternating colors as an intermediate stage.