Tri Peaks Solitaire

Quick Rules

Tri Peaks Solitaire is a quick one-player card game played with a standard 52-card deck. Twenty-eight cards are laid out as three overlapping peaks. Your goal is to clear all three peaks by moving their cards, one at a time, onto a single pile at the bottom of the table.

  • One up or one down. A card fits on the pile if it is one rank higher or one rank lower than the pile's top card. On a 7 you can play a 6 or an 8.
  • Suits don't matter. Neither do colors. Only the number or picture on the card counts.
  • Only uncovered cards. You can play a card when no other card is lying on it. At the start, that is the bottom row of ten.
  • Hidden cards turn over. A face-down card turns face up as soon as both cards covering it are gone.
  • Kings and Aces meet. A King can go on an Ace and an Ace on a King, so you can keep a run going around the corner.
  • The stock. When nothing fits, turn the next card from the stock onto the pile. You go through the stock once only.
  • Winning. You win when every card of the three peaks has been played. Cards left in the stock don't matter.

How to play here: cards that fit right now have a thick outline and sit a little higher than the others. Tap one and it moves to the pile. Tap the stock to turn a new card. The box above the table always tells you which ranks you can play next.

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Tips for Winning

  • Look for the longest run. Before you tap, see how many cards you can play in a row. A 6 that leads to a 7, an 8 and a 9 beats a 4 that leads nowhere.
  • Uncover hidden cards first. When two cards fit, choose the one that turns a face-down card over. New cards mean new chances.
  • Work on all three peaks. A peak you ignore can trap the cards you need at the end.
  • Save the stock. Every stock card is a fresh start, and there are only 23 of them. Don't turn one while a card on the table still fits.
  • Use Undo and Hint freely. Undo is unlimited, and Hint points to a sensible card and tells you why.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this Tri Peaks Solitaire free?

Yes. You can play as many games as you like for free. There is no account to create, nothing to download, and no ads pop up between games.

How do you play Tri Peaks Solitaire?

Look at the top card of the pile at the bottom of the table. You may move any uncovered card from the peaks onto it if that card is one rank higher or one rank lower. Suits and colors do not matter. When nothing fits, tap the stock to turn a new card. You win when all three peaks are gone.

Can every deal be won?

No, but most can. When we tested our own deals with a computer solver, about 97 out of 100 could be won with the standard rules, and about 3 out of 4 when Kings and Aces do not wrap around. When you press New Game, we only hand you deals the solver has already won, so a win is always possible. If you type in a deal number yourself, you get that deal whether it can be won or not.

Can I put a King on an Ace?

Yes, with the standard setting. The ranks go around in a circle, so a King can go on an Ace and an Ace can go on a King. If you like a tougher game, you can turn this off in Settings. Then only a Queen fits on a King and only a 2 fits on an Ace.

What happens when the stock runs out?

You keep playing as long as a card on the peaks fits on the pile. If nothing fits and the stock is empty, the game is over. You can press Undo as many times as you like to go back and try another path, or try the same deal again from the start.

Can I undo a move?

Yes, as many times as you like, all the way back to the first move. Undo also takes back a stock card you turned over.

Does the game save my progress?

Yes. Your game is saved in your browser after every move, so you can close the page and pick up where you left off later on the same device. Your statistics are saved the same way.

Can I replay the same deal or share it with a friend?

Yes. Every deal has a number, shown above the table. When you win you can choose Replay This Deal, and in Settings you can type any deal number from 1 to 999,999. A friend who types the same number gets exactly the same cards.

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