Klondike Solitaire Turn 3

Klondike solitaire, three cards at a time

Turn 3 is the traditional, harder way to play classic Klondike solitaire. Three cards are turned from the stock at once and only the top one can be played, so you have to think about the order the cards will come back round.

How to play Klondike turn 3

Build the four foundations up by suit from Ace to King.
Build the tableau columns down in alternating colours, and move ordered runs as a unit.
Only Kings may be placed in an empty column.
Tap the stock to turn three cards. Play the top card of the waste to free the one beneath it. You may go through the stock as many times as you like.

Turn 3 strategy

Playing the top waste card exposes the card beneath it. Removing cards also changes the groups on later passes, which can make previously buried cards reachable.
Go through the stock once before making moves you cannot take back, just to see where things are.
Prefer moves that turn over face-down cards to moves that only tidy the tableau.

Is turn 3 harder than turn 1?

Turn 3 gives you less immediate access to the stock: only the top waste card can be played, and playing it may expose another. Plan the waste order across passes and use undo to explore alternatives.

Klondike solitaire, three cards at a time

How to play Klondike turn 3

Turn 3 strategy

Is turn 3 harder than turn 1?

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