Scorpion Solitaire

Game info

  • Decks: 1;
  • Difficulty: Medium/Hard;
  • Game time: Medium;
  • Chances of winning: 85% (easy), 65% (medium) and 35% (hard);
  • Type: Skill;

Objective

Create full piles (King to Ace), arranged in descending order and in the same suit, which are automatically removed to the foundations.

The game

Tableau
  • They are arranged by equal suits and in descending order. For example, 10 can only be played below J.
  • Any open card, regardless of where it is, can be moved. All cards below it are moved together;
  • Once a valid sequence from King to Ace is arranged, it is automatically removed (same rule as Spider Solitaire);
  • Variations:
    • Easy/Medium: any card or pile can be moved to an empty space;
    • Hard: Only Kings or piles with Kings can be placed on empty spaces.
Stock
  • It has the last three cards of the deck. They are dealt into the first three piles.
Foundations
  • Full piles (from King to Ace) are moved there automatically.

Difficulties

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Strategies

About Scorpion Solitaire

Scorpion Solitaire is a bit like Spider Solitaire (both animals are arachnids). Scorpion first appeared in the book "The Complete Book of Solitaire & Patience Games", published in 1949.

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