Balance progress and disruption
A fresh row creates options but also covers existing destinations. Compare the board before choosing to deal.
Easthaven Solitaire
Easthaven Solitaire
Easthaven: Make Room Before the Next Deal
A promising sequence can change when a new row arrives. Easthaven combines alternating-colour card building with a stock that feeds the whole tableau, making the timing of each deal part of the puzzle.
Card Game Nook starts this version with seven columns of three cards, two hidden and one exposed in each. The remaining 31 cards wait in the stock. There are no FreeCell-style holding cells, so look for moves that reveal information without trapping a useful card.
Build downward in alternating colours. A tidy descending run can move together, but a mixed-up stack cannot. Only a King or a properly ordered run beginning with a King can occupy an empty column. Four foundations grow from Ace to King in their own suits.
Before using the stock, consider which moves the next row might interrupt. A stock deal adds a card to each column while cards remain, and cannot start with an empty column. Use Undo to compare a different choice or New game to try another deal. The goal is all 52 cards on the foundations.
Rules of this version
- 1A 52-card deck starts with seven three-card columns; each has two face-down cards.
- 2Tableau cards descend by one rank in alternating red and black.
- 3Only correctly ordered alternating-colour sequences can move as a group.
- 4Empty columns take only a King or a valid run headed by a King.
- 5The 31-card stock deals across columns, with no waste pile; an empty column blocks dealing.
- 6Four same-suit foundations build from Ace to King. Move all 52 cards there to win.
How to Play Easthaven Solitaire? 📔
Survey the seven columns
Find exposed cards that can reveal a hidden card or start a foundation. Keep a reachable King in mind.Build a movable run
Place a card on the next higher rank of the opposite colour. Move a group only when the whole run follows that pattern.Choose when to deal
Use the stock when its new cards are worth interrupting your current sequences. Fill empty columns with Kings first.Complete each suit
Move Aces to the foundations and add their suits in order through King. Undo lets you reconsider a move.
Frequently Asked Questions ❓
Why will the stock not deal?
A tableau column is empty. Fill it with a King or a valid King-headed run before dealing again.
Can any stack move together?
No. Unlike Yukon, a group must already descend by one rank in alternating colours.
Where do stock cards go?
Onto the tableau columns, not a waste pile. The final stock deal has only three cards left.
How is this different from FreeCell?
Easthaven has hidden cards and a stock, with no temporary free cells. New cards can change your plan during the deal.
Why Play Easthaven Solitaire? 🏆
Keep sequences organised
A clean run gives you a movable unit. A disordered stack needs legal moves one at a time.
Plan around Kings
An empty column is useful only when you can place a King there. Avoid clearing space without a plan to fill it.
