Simple Simon Solitaire: how to play, rules & tips
Play Simple Simon solitaire free online. Every card is face up from the first move, and you sort the deck into four full suits, much like a one-deck Spider.
How to play Simple Simon Solitaire
All 52 cards are dealt face up into 10 columns: three columns of eight, then seven, six, five, four, three, two and one. There is no stock and no free cell.
Any card can go on a card one rank higher, whatever the suit. A group of cards can move together only if it is a descending run in one suit. Any card or same-suit run can go into an empty column.
When a column ends in a full King-to-Ace run of one suit, that suit goes to the foundation. Send all four suits home to win.
How Simple Simon compares with Spider
The building rules match Spider: build down in any suit, but only move same-suit runs as a group. The difference is that Simple Simon uses one deck and deals every card face up, so there's no stock to wait on. Every deal is open information, and the challenge is planning the order of your moves.
Simple Simon Solitaire tips
- Build in the same suit whenever you can. Mixed-suit stacks can't move as a group.
- Empty columns are your most valuable resource. Use them to sort out mixed stacks, not just to park a card.
- Work on one suit at a time and get it home to free space.
- The short columns on the right are the easiest to empty first.
- Hint and Undo help you test a plan.
Frequently asked questions
Is Simple Simon 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 build on any suit in Simple Simon?
Yes, one card at a time. But only same-suit runs can be moved as a group.
Are any cards hidden?
No. All 52 cards are face up from the start.
How do cards reach the foundations?
A complete King-to-Ace run of one suit goes home together. Single cards don't go to the foundations.