Double Klondike Solitaire is the bigger version of the most well-known and widely played variation of solitaire called simply Klondike. Double Klondike Solitaire is played with two decks of 52 cards each, and the objective is to build eight Foundation piles in ascending order, starting with Ace and ending with King. In this version you can draw one card from the stock.
Double Klondike Solitaire belongs to the eponymous category.
If you like Double Klondike Solitaire, check out these variations and family games: Face Up Double Klondike, Australian Patience, Easy Australian Patience, Klondike and Klondike, 3 Turns, and others.
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This page was last updated on 18 March 2025.
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Goal: Move all cards in game to Foundation piles.
Game complexity: Easy
Odds of winning: High, more than half of 10 games
How many decks are in play: Two standard 52-card decks are used.
Which card piles are involved: For Double Klondike there are nine piles of one to nine cards in the Tableau. There is a Stock pile that releases a single card to Waste pile, and there are eight Foundation piles.
What the initial deal looks like: Deal one card to each Tableau pile (1-9 cards). The top card of each Tableau pile is face-up. Remaining cards form the Stock.
Allowed moves:
‣ One card is released to Waste pile by clicking over a Stock. If there are no more cards left in Stock, they can be collected (redealt) from the Waste pile by clicking the empty Stock. Player has unlimited redeals.
‣ A single top card could be taken from Waste pile.
‣ 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 alternating suit Kings to Aces could be taken from Tableau piles. Tableau piles are built in alternating 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. It is recommended to enjoy Double Klondike Solitaire in a landscape mode on your mobile phone. Score for Double Klondike Solitaire is a sum of seconds spent for a game and moves done during it.
No, not every game of Double Klondike is winnable, as it is not in original Klondike. The deal of cards in Double Klondike is similarly based on a shuffle, and sometimes the cards may be dealt in a way that makes the game unsolvable. However, the majority of Double Klondike deals are winnable with the right strategy.
Yes, you are allowed to move sequences of cards under certain conditions, such as when building down in alternating colors. Such moves are allowed on Tableau only.
Those two are virtually the same game, with Double Klondike offering an extended and prolonged Klondike experience. These two games share the same rules of moving cards, but start with different amounts of piles and cards in those.
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