Easthaven Solitaire
Easthaven Solitaire offers a familiar yet fresh feel by combining Klondike's card arrangement rules with Spider-style dealing. Each time a card is revealed, it can create new opportunities or disrupt your strategy.
Two Solitaire Styles in One Game
Solitaire Easthaven uses Klondike's alternating color matching mechanism but replaces the traditional drawing method with a simultaneous dealing system across all columns, similar to Spider-style. This combination creates a very different rhythm of play. You not only need to think about the current move but also prepare the table before each deal.
Understanding the Table Before Starting Planning
When the game begins, only a small portion of the deck is placed on the Tableau. The seven columns all contain face-down cards, with only the top card visible. The remaining cards are kept in a separate reserve, waiting to be dealt in the later stages of the game.
Besides Tableau, you also have four Foundation cards to complete each suit in order from Ace to King. The game doesn't use Waste like Klondike. Every card from the reserve is dealt directly onto the table instead of being in a separate pile.
Why is Every Deal a Crucial Decision?
This is what makes Solitaire Easthaven unique. When you press the reserve, the game simultaneously deals one card to each column, instead of just revealing one card like Klondike. This can create entirely new moves, but it also causes the card sequences you've just arranged to be obscured by other cards.
Therefore, consider each deal a turning point in the game. Also, the reserve can only be used once from beginning to end. Think carefully!
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Solitaire Easthaven different from Klondike?
Easthaven deals an additional card to every column at once instead of drawing cards one at a time from the Waste.
Can any card be placed in an empty column?
Yes. Any valid card or sequence can be placed in an empty column.
When should you deal with an additional card?
Only deal when the effective moves on the table have been almost exhausted.
What is the ultimate goal of Easthaven?
To bring all 52 cards to the four Foundations in the correct suit from Ace to King to complete the game.