My favourite solitaire versions :))

I've played klondike for most of my life, but I've recently started exploring some other variations and I really like them :))

My favourite at the moment is Free Cell :) I'm a major fan of the fact that (almost) every deal is solvable. It is also an open solitaire, meaning that all the cards are face-up from the beginning. This means, that if you lose a game of Free Cell, it is likely because you could have planned better ahead. Sometimes I find this a bit too stressful and I resort to playing other Solitaire games, with more luck involved :p

I do still play klondike from time to time, but after experiencing playing Free Cell, the amount of games that go nowhere can sometimes annoy me. I think it is a nice way to pass time and I like the adaptive nature of the game, having to change strategy depending on which cards are revealed. I also feel very nostalgic about this variation, since it's the one I've been playing most of my childhood.

Pyramid and Aces Up - I really like to play these variations, when I'm very tired and just looking for something easy to play. I have yet to win a game of Aces Up even though I've played over 100 games. I can't figure out, whether I'm using a wrong strategy, or the odds of winning just are that low 😅

I've played a lot of Spider solitaire in the past, but at the moment I prefer Free Cell, when I'm in the mood for a 'complicated' solitaire. Spider is the only solitaire I play, which uses 2 sets of playing cards. Though I mostly play on my phone, I've actually bought a set of Solitaire playing cards, that are very small. The times I've played Spider solitaire with regular playing cards, they've taken up a lot of space. The small cards help a lot with that issue :))

This community is not very active at the moment, but if you stumble across this post, feel very welcome to share your favourite solitaire variations in the discussion :))