Beginner Solitaire Starter Kit
Master the foundations faster. This roadmap focuses on the habits that move brand-new players from guesswork to confident decision making. Every resource was co-written with tournament coaches and tested with live gameplay footage so you can trust the sequence.
Week 1: Understand the Board
Start with the big picture: card flow, tableau priorities, and how foundation piles interact. Our Beginner Guides hub walks you through the vocabulary and win conditions using annotated screenshots.
Once the layout makes sense, practice on Solitaire.org’s free boards. Enable move hints for the first few runs, then switch them off to see how much you’ve absorbed.
Week 2: Decision-Making Drills
Turn-1 vs Turn-3 play
Use our turn sequencing guide to learn when to hold back from flipping the stock. Log mistakes in a simple notebook—it accelerates pattern recognition.
Foundations first? Not always.
Jump into the Klondike Ultimate Guide section on “Unlocking hidden columns.” It teaches why keeping an Ace in the tableau can unlock cascades later.
Week 3: Build Muscle Memory
Download the printable drill cards inside our strategy guide index. Spend ten minutes a day replaying identical seed numbers—seeing progress on the second attempt is the ultimate confidence boost.
Continue to the full beginner curriculum