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Aces Up Solitaire
Aces Up Solitaire
Aces Up: Clear a Path for Four Aces
Four columns make Aces Up look small, but each new deal hides another layer of cards. Your task is to remove everything except the four Aces, using exposed cards of the same suit to decide what can leave the board.
Unlike FreeCell, this game has no foundations to build and no spare cells. Compare the top cards of separate columns: when they share a suit, the lower-ranked card can be discarded. Aces are highest, above Kings. A red heart and a red diamond are different suits, so color alone never makes a discard legal.
An empty column is your main planning tool. Move an exposed card into it to uncover the next card underneath. That may reveal another discard, or let you move an Ace away from cards it is trapping. Try to make the gap useful before taking more cards from the stock.
The Card Game Nook version starts with four face-up cards and 48 in the stock. Each stock deal adds one card to every column, including empty ones. Clear available discards first, then keep working through the deck. A win leaves exactly the four Aces; an unfinished board is a reason to try a different deal, not proof that you missed a guaranteed solution.
Rules of this version
- 1One ordinary 52-card deck is used: four cards start face up and 48 remain in the stock.
- 2Only exposed top cards can be discarded or moved between columns.
- 3Discard a top card when another column exposes a higher card of the same suit. Aces rank above Kings.
- 4An empty column may receive the top card of any other column, without a suit or rank restriction.
- 5The stock adds one card to each of the four columns. This version requires available discards to be cleared before dealing.
- 6The goal is to discard all 48 non-Aces. Having other cards left after the stock and useful moves are exhausted is not a win.
How to Play Aces Up Solitaire? 📔
Compare exposed suits
Look across the four column tops. If two cards share a suit, discard the lower one. For instance, a five of clubs can leave while a ten of clubs is exposed elsewhere.Use the empty column
Move a top card from another column into a gap. Prefer a move that exposes a useful card underneath rather than simply shifting a lone card sideways.Deal the next layer
When no discard remains, select the stock. Four more cards are dealt, one per column. Recheck all exposed suits before dealing again.Clear the last cards
Continue after the stock is empty. You win only when every non-Ace has been discarded and the four Aces are the sole remaining cards.
Frequently Asked Questions ❓
Are Aces low or high?
Aces are highest in Aces Up. They can help discard lower cards of their own suit, but cannot themselves be discarded.
Can I match two cards of the same color?
Not unless they share the same suit. Hearts compare with hearts, diamonds with diamonds, clubs with clubs, and spades with spades.
Why will the stock not deal?
Look for an available discard. This version asks you to clear it before dealing the next four cards.
Is this another version of FreeCell?
It is a different solitaire game. FreeCell arranges cards into foundations with temporary cells; Aces Up discards matching-suit lower cards and aims to leave only four Aces.
Why Play Aces Up Solitaire? 🏆
Give an Ace a clear column
An Ace cannot be discarded. Moving it into a gap can free the cards beneath it and keep it from blocking that pile.
Compare what each move reveals
If several cards could fill a gap, inspect the card beneath each one. A move that opens another discard is more useful than one that merely changes positions.
