Play Baker's Dozen Solitaire online
Baker's Dozen deals the whole deck face up into thirteen piles. Nothing is hidden and there's no stock, so it all comes down to the order you do things in.
How to play
- The deal. Thirteen piles of four cards, all face up. Any King is moved to the bottom of its pile.
- One card at a time. Move the top card of any pile onto a card one rank higher, whatever the suit. A 5 goes on any 6.
- Empty piles stay empty. Nothing can be put in a space.
- The goal is to build all four foundations up by suit, from Ace to King. When every pile is in order, the game finishes itself.
Tips
- Find the Aces and 2s. Work out which piles they're buried in before you start moving.
- Don't bury low cards. Putting a 4 on top of a pile that hides a 2 just makes the 2 harder to reach.
- Spread the load. Long piles are hard to undo. Keep your builds short and useful.
Questions people ask
- Why are the Kings moved to the bottom?
- A King can only ever move to a foundation, so any card trapped under a King would stay stuck until its whole suit was built. Moving the Kings to the bottom stops deals that are lost before you begin.
- Why is it called Baker's Dozen?
- There are thirteen piles, and a baker's dozen is thirteen, from the old habit of bakers adding a thirteenth loaf to a dozen.
- Can every game of Baker's Dozen be won?
- Most can. Since every card is visible, a loss usually means a better order of moves existed.
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