How to play Baker's Dozen Solitaire

The deck is dealt into 13 columns of four cards, all face up. Any King in a column is moved to the bottom of it during the deal, so a King never blocks lower cards.

Move the top card of a column onto another column's top card that is one rank higher. Suit and color don't matter, so any 6 can go on any 7. Only one card moves at a time.

Build the four foundations up by suit from Ace to King. Clear all 52 cards to the foundations to win.

What makes Baker's Dozen different

An empty column can never be filled. That is the key rule: in most solitaires an empty column is a free space, but here it is simply gone. Every card has to reach the foundations by stacking on another column or going straight home.

Because every card is visible from the start, each deal is a pure planning puzzle. The only luck is the shuffle.

Baker's Dozen Solitaire tips

• Find where the Aces and 2s are buried first, and work toward them.
• Avoid stacking a card on top of a low card you'll need soon.
• A column with a King at the bottom is a safe place to build a long descending pile.
• Emptying a column is not a goal by itself, since the space can't be reused.
• Use Hint when stuck and Undo to try another order.

Is Baker's Dozen solitaire free?

Yes. HypeGameRoom is free: no sign-up, no download and nothing to buy to play. Arcade games reward Neons, a play-only currency that can never be cashed out.

Can I put a card in an empty column in Baker's Dozen?

No. Empty columns stay empty for the rest of the game.

Does suit matter when building columns?

No. In the tableau any card can go on a card one rank higher. Suit only matters on the foundations.

Why are the Kings at the bottom?

It's the classic Baker's Dozen deal rule. Kings are moved under the other cards in their column so they never trap lower cards.