Tri Peaks Solitaire

Tri Peaks Solitaire grew from the same one-card-up, one-card-down family as Golf Solitaire, but its three overlapping peaks give every round a clear visual target. The appeal comes from timing. You want long runs, but you also need to expose buried cards before the stock runs dry. That makes the game useful practice for sequencing, probability checks, and short-term planning. Start with the open cards, watch the waste pile, and clear all three peaks directly in your browser.

1. Study the three peaks before you touch the stock. Only uncovered cards can move to the waste pile.
2. Play any open card that ranks one higher or one lower than the waste card. A 7 accepts a 6 or an 8.
3. Use wrapping if the table allows it: King connects to Ace, and Ace connects back to King.
4. Draw one card from the stock when no exposed card matches the waste card.
5. Clear all tableau cards to win. The stock only helps you bridge gaps, so every draw matters.

• Tri Peaks uses one standard 52-card deck.
• The tableau forms three overlapping pyramids, usually with 28 cards.
• Only cards with no cards covering them are free to play.
• A playable card must sit one rank above or below the current waste card.
• Suits do not matter.
• The round ends when you clear the peaks or run out of stock cards and legal moves.

• Prefer moves that uncover new cards. A move from a blocked peak usually gives you more future choices than a move from the bottom row.
• Count rank gaps. If the waste card is 9 and you see several 8s and 10s open, choose the card that uncovers the most hidden material.
• Build runs through duplicate ranks carefully. Playing one 6 may expose a 7, while another 6 may expose a dead card.
• Delay drawing from the stock when an exposed card is playable. Every stock card becomes your new bridge, so save those bridges.
• Watch Ace and King wrapping. A K-A-2 or 2-A-K chain can rescue a peak that looks frozen.

• Golf Solitaire: Uses the same rank-up or rank-down idea, but cards sit in straight columns instead of three peaks.
• Pyramid Solitaire: Keeps a pyramid layout, yet removes cards by making totals of 13 rather than by rank sequence.
• Klondike Solitaire: Builds alternating-color tableau columns and suit foundations from Ace to King.

• Rounds move quickly, so one game fits into a short break.
• The peak layout makes progress visible after every good move.
• Runs create satisfying momentum without requiring a long rules lesson.
• Players can improve by learning when to expose cards and when to save stock cards.

Play Tri Peaks Solitaire online for free on Clasica Games. The game runs in your browser, works on desktop and mobile screens, and gives you instant restarts when a deal stalls. Clear one peak, then the next, and see how long a rank chain you can build.

Tri Peaks Solitaire rewards quick pattern reading and patient stock management. Clear the open cards, stretch your runs, and keep revealing hidden cards until the final peak falls. Start a free round now.

• BVS Solitaire Collection - Tri Peaks Rules
• Tri Peaks - Game History and Rules