Australian Patience is a challenging solitaire card game that combines elements of Klondike, Scorpion, and Yukon.

Australian Patience belongs to the Klondike category.

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This page was last updated on 30 January 2025.

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Game objective

Goal: Move all cards in game to Foundation piles.

Game complexity: Easy

Odds of winning: Average, half of 10 games

Game setup

How many decks are in play: A single standard 52-card deck is used.

Which card piles are involved: Game has one Stock, one Waste, four Foundations and seven Tableaus.

What the initial deal looks like: Seven Tableau piles are dealt four cards each, which are initially open. The rest of the cards remain in Stock.

Gameplay

Allowed moves:

‣ One card is released to Waste pile by clicking over a Stock. No redeals back to Stock are allowed.

‣ A single top card could be taken from Waste pile.

‣ A single top card could be taken from Foundation piles. Foundation piles are built in same suit from Aces to Kings. Only one card could be dropped to a Foundation pile at a time. Only an Ace could be placed to an empty Foundation pile.

‣ A subpile, arranged in same suit Kings to Aces could be taken from Tableau piles. Tableau piles are built in same suit from Kings to Aces. A pile of cards could be dropped to a Tableau pile if it satisfies the arrangement. Only a pile that has a King in its bottom could be placed to an empty Tableau pile.

Also note:

You can undo all of your moves in this game. Score for Australian Patience is a sum of seconds spent for a game and moves done during it.