Russian Solitaire

Won games, move by move

In brief

Each deal below is an actual deal from the app: paste its code into the New Game window to play the exact same deal. Before the site is published, the winning games are replayed move by move, including their scores, by a program that applies the app's rules.

A game won in 90 moves

Deal RU1-C-AAAAABB, Classic rules. The game takes 90 moves, as counted by the app, including 23 that move a group of cards out of sequence. Played exactly as shown, without undoing any moves, it ends with 625 points:

  • 52 cards placed in the foundations: 52 × 10 = 520 points;
  • 21 face-down cards turned face up: 21 × 5 = 105 points.

Foundations, cards placed: 0 spades, 0 hearts, 0 diamonds, 0 clubs. Column 1: 0 face down, then 4 of clubs; column 2: 1 face down, then ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, jack of hearts, 5 of clubs, ace of hearts; column 3: 2 face down, then 9 of spades, 6 of clubs, king of spades, queen of spades, 2 of hearts; column 4: 3 face down, then 6 of spades, 6 of diamonds, king of clubs, 10 of spades, 7 of spades; column 5: 4 face down, then 8 of spades, ace of clubs, jack of spades, 5 of hearts, 4 of diamonds; column 6: 5 face down, then 3 of clubs, 7 of diamonds, ace of spades, 4 of spades, 10 of hearts; column 7: 6 face down, then queen of hearts, 9 of hearts, 8 of hearts, 2 of clubs, 10 of clubs.

At the start. 0 cards in the foundations, 21 cards still face down, 0 empty columns, score 0.

Foundations, cards placed: 1 spades, 2 hearts, 0 diamonds, 1 clubs. Column 1: 0 face down, then king of diamonds; column 2: 1 face down, then ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, 6 of clubs, king of spades, queen of spades, jack of spades, 5 of hearts, 4 of diamonds, 3 of diamonds; column 3: 0 face down, then 3 of spades; column 4: 1 face down, then 10 of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 8 of diamonds, 7 of diamonds, 6 of diamonds, king of clubs, 10 of spades, 9 of spades, 8 of spades, 7 of spades, 6 of spades, 5 of spades, 4 of spades, 10 of hearts, 9 of hearts, 8 of hearts, 2 of clubs, 10 of clubs, 9 of clubs; column 5: 3 face down, then 7 of hearts; column 6: 0 face down, then king of hearts, queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 5 of clubs, 4 of clubs, 3 of clubs; column 7: 5 face down, then queen of clubs.

After 25 moves. 4 cards in the foundations, 10 cards still face down, 0 empty columns, score 95.

Foundations, cards placed: 10 spades, 6 hearts, 0 diamonds, 1 clubs. Column 1: 0 face down, then king of diamonds; column 2: 1 face down, then ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, 6 of clubs, 5 of clubs, 4 of clubs, 3 of clubs, 2 of clubs, 10 of clubs, 9 of clubs; column 3: 0 face down, then king of spades, queen of spades, jack of spades; column 4: 0 face down, then king of clubs, queen of clubs; column 5: 1 face down, then jack of diamonds, 10 of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, 8 of diamonds, 7 of diamonds, 6 of diamonds, 5 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 3 of diamonds; column 6: 0 face down, then king of hearts, queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 10 of hearts, 9 of hearts, 8 of hearts, 7 of hearts; column 7: 1 face down, then 8 of clubs.

After 50 moves. 17 cards in the foundations, 3 cards still face down, 0 empty columns, score 260.

Foundations, cards placed: 13 spades, 13 hearts, 11 diamonds, 10 clubs. Column 1: 0 face down, then king of diamonds; column 2: empty; column 3: empty; column 4: 0 face down, then king of clubs, queen of clubs, jack of clubs; column 5: 0 face down, then queen of diamonds; column 6: empty; column 7: empty.

After 85 moves. 47 cards in the foundations, no cards left face down, 4 empty columns, score 575.

Foundations, cards placed: 13 spades, 13 hearts, 13 diamonds, 13 clubs. Column 1: empty; column 2: empty; column 3: empty; column 4: empty; column 5: empty; column 6: empty; column 7: empty.

After move 90: game won. 52 cards in the foundations, no cards left face down, 7 empty columns, score 625.
The game’s 90 moves
  1. A♥: column 2 to its foundation
  2. 2♥: column 3 to its foundation
  3. 3♣ and 4 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 1
  4. 4♣ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 1 to column 2
  5. R♦: column 6 to column 1
  6. 9♣: column 6 to column 7
  7. 4♠ and 1 card above it (out of sequence): column 2 to column 6
  8. A♠: column 2 to its foundation
  9. 6♦ and 3 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 2
  10. 6♠: column 4 to column 2
  11. 5♠ and 2 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 2
  12. 3♦: column 6 to column 5
  13. D♥ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 7 to column 4
  14. 7♦ and 8 cards on top (out of sequence): column 2 to column 6
  15. 9♥ and 4 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 6
  16. V♥ and 3 cards on top (out of sequence): column 2 to column 4
  17. 6♣ and 2 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 2
  18. 8♠ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 5 to column 3
  19. V♠ and 3 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 2
  20. A♣: column 3 to its foundation
  21. 7♠ and 9 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 3
  22. 9♠ and 11 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 6
  23. 8♦ and 16 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 3
  24. R♥ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 6
  25. 9♦ and 17 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 4
  26. 2♣ and 2 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 6
  27. 7♥: column 5 to column 4
  28. 2♠: column 5 to its foundation
  29. 3♠: column 3 to its foundation
  30. 10♦ and 16 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 5
  31. R♠ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 2 to column 3
  32. 5♣ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 2
  33. 10♥ and 3 cards on top: column 5 to column 6
  34. 4♠: column 5 to its foundation
  35. 5♠: column 5 to its foundation
  36. 6♠: column 5 to its foundation
  37. 7♠: column 5 to its foundation
  38. 8♠: column 5 to its foundation
  39. 9♠: column 5 to its foundation
  40. 10♠: column 5 to its foundation
  41. D♣: column 7 to column 5
  42. 4♦ and 1 card above it: column 3 to column 7
  43. 4♥: column 4 to column 3
  44. R♣ and 1 card above it: column 5 to column 4
  45. 5♦ and 2 cards on top: column 7 to column 5
  46. 6♥: column 7 to column 6
  47. 3♥: column 7 to its foundation
  48. 4♥: column 3 to its foundation
  49. 5♥: column 3 to its foundation
  50. 6♥: column 6 to its foundation
  51. 7♥: column 6 to its foundation
  52. 8♥: column 6 to its foundation
  53. 9♥: column 6 to its foundation
  54. 10♥: column 6 to its foundation
  55. V♠: column 3 to its foundation
  56. V♥: column 6 to its foundation
  57. D♠: column 3 to its foundation
  58. D♥: column 6 to its foundation
  59. R♠: column 3 to its foundation
  60. R♥: column 6 to its foundation
  61. 8♣: column 7 to column 2
  62. A♦ and 9 cards on top (out of sequence): column 2 to column 7
  63. V♣: column 2 to column 4
  64. 2♦ and 10 cards on top (out of sequence): column 7 to column 5
  65. 10♣ and 2 cards on top: column 5 to column 4
  66. 2♣: column 5 to its foundation
  67. 3♣: column 5 to its foundation
  68. 4♣: column 5 to its foundation
  69. 5♣: column 5 to its foundation
  70. 6♣: column 5 to its foundation
  71. 7♣: column 5 to its foundation
  72. A♦: column 5 to its foundation
  73. 2♦: column 5 to its foundation
  74. 3♦: column 5 to its foundation
  75. 4♦: column 5 to its foundation
  76. 5♦: column 5 to its foundation
  77. 6♦: column 5 to its foundation
  78. 7♦: column 5 to its foundation
  79. 8♣: column 4 to its foundation
  80. 8♦: column 5 to its foundation
  81. 9♣: column 4 to its foundation
  82. 9♦: column 5 to its foundation
  83. 10♣: column 4 to its foundation
  84. 10♦: column 5 to its foundation
  85. V♦: column 5 to its foundation
  86. V♣: column 4 to its foundation
  87. D♣: column 4 to its foundation
  88. D♦: column 5 to its foundation
  89. R♦: column 1 to its foundation
  90. R♣: column 4 to its foundation

A group out of sequence

Same game, move 3. In column 6, 3♣ has 4 cards above it that are not in sequence: 3♣, 7♦, A♠, 4♠, 10♥. Column 1 ends with 4♣.

Foundations, cards placed: 0 spades, 2 hearts, 0 diamonds, 0 clubs. Column 1: 0 face down, then 4 of clubs; column 2: 1 face down, then ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, jack of hearts, 5 of clubs; column 3: 2 face down, then 9 of spades, 6 of clubs, king of spades, queen of spades; column 4: 3 face down, then 6 of spades, 6 of diamonds, king of clubs, 10 of spades, 7 of spades; column 5: 4 face down, then 8 of spades, ace of clubs, jack of spades, 5 of hearts, 4 of diamonds; column 6: 5 face down, then 3 of clubs, 7 of diamonds, ace of spades, 4 of spades, 10 of hearts; column 7: 6 face down, then queen of hearts, 9 of hearts, 8 of hearts, 2 of clubs, 10 of clubs.

Before move 3: the highlighted group in column 6, and column 1 (dotted outline).

3♣ goes onto 4♣, which is of the same suit and one rank higher: the app accepts the entire group because only its bottom card matters. The move uncovers a face-down card in column 6: the score rises to 25 and 20 face-down cards remain.

A rejected move to the empty column

Same game, after 4 moves. Column 1 is empty. In column 2, A♦ (highlighted, with 9 cards above it) sits on 1 face-down card: moving the group would uncover one.

Foundations, cards placed: 0 spades, 2 hearts, 0 diamonds, 0 clubs. Column 1: empty; column 2: 1 face down, then ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, jack of hearts, 5 of clubs, 4 of clubs, 3 of clubs, 7 of diamonds, ace of spades, 4 of spades, 10 of hearts; column 3: 2 face down, then 9 of spades, 6 of clubs, king of spades, queen of spades; column 4: 3 face down, then 6 of spades, 6 of diamonds, king of clubs, 10 of spades, 7 of spades; column 5: 4 face down, then 8 of spades, ace of clubs, jack of spades, 5 of hearts, 4 of diamonds; column 6: 4 face down, then king of diamonds; column 7: 6 face down, then queen of hearts, 9 of hearts, 8 of hearts, 2 of clubs, 10 of clubs.

After 4 moves: the group starting with A♦ in column 2, and empty column 1 (dotted outline).

Yet the app refuses to place this group in column 1: an empty column accepts only a king, or a group whose bottom card is a king. This rule is explained in the rules.

The same deal under Relaxed rules

At the start of the same deal, A♦ in column 2 has 4 cards above it, and column 3 ends with 2♥, one rank higher but of a different suit. Under Classic rules, the app refuses to place the group starting with A♦ onto 2♥: the suit must match. Under Relaxed rules (code RU1-R-AAAAABB, same shuffle), the move is allowed.

Foundations, cards placed: 0 spades, 0 hearts, 0 diamonds, 0 clubs. Column 1: 0 face down, then 4 of clubs; column 2: 1 face down, then ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, jack of hearts, 5 of clubs, ace of hearts; column 3: 2 face down, then 9 of spades, 6 of clubs, king of spades, queen of spades, 2 of hearts; column 4: 3 face down, then 6 of spades, 6 of diamonds, king of clubs, 10 of spades, 7 of spades; column 5: 4 face down, then 8 of spades, ace of clubs, jack of spades, 5 of hearts, 4 of diamonds; column 6: 5 face down, then 3 of clubs, 7 of diamonds, ace of spades, 4 of spades, 10 of hearts; column 7: 6 face down, then queen of hearts, 9 of hearts, 8 of hearts, 2 of clubs, 10 of clubs.

Deal RU1-C-AAAAABB at the start: A♦ in column 2 (highlighted) and column 3 (dotted outline).

A second winning game

Deal RU1-C-AAAAABN, Classic rules: won in 86 moves, including 20 moves of groups out of sequence, for 625 points.

The game’s 86 moves
  1. 10♥ and 4 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 6
  2. D♦: column 1 to column 4
  3. 9♣ and 3 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 3
  4. A♦ and 3 cards on top (out of sequence): column 5 to column 6
  5. 6♦ and 12 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 4
  6. 4♣ and 1 card above it (out of sequence): column 2 to column 6
  7. R♠: column 2 to column 1
  8. 7♠ and 14 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 2
  9. 8♠ and 15 cards on top (out of sequence): column 2 to column 4
  10. 5♣ and 2 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 2
  11. 8♥: column 6 to column 2
  12. A♥: column 6 to its foundation
  13. 2♥: column 5 to its foundation
  14. D♠: column 6 to column 1
  15. 9♠ and 16 cards on top (out of sequence): column 4 to column 6
  16. V♠ and 7 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 1
  17. A♣ and 1 card above it (out of sequence): column 1 to column 5
  18. 9♥ and 1 card above it: column 2 to column 6
  19. 3♦ and 2 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 1
  20. 2♠: column 5 to column 4
  21. A♣: column 5 to its foundation
  22. 2♣: column 5 to its foundation
  23. 8♣ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 3
  24. 5♦ and 4 cards on top (out of sequence): column 7 to column 6
  25. 3♣: column 7 to its foundation
  26. 4♣: column 2 to its foundation
  27. 5♣: column 2 to its foundation
  28. 6♣: column 2 to its foundation
  29. 10♣ and 7 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 2
  30. A♠: column 3 to its foundation
  31. 2♠: column 4 to its foundation
  32. 3♠: column 4 to its foundation
  33. R♣: column 7 to column 3
  34. 4♠: column 7 to its foundation
  35. 5♠: column 4 to its foundation
  36. 6♠: column 6 to its foundation
  37. D♣ and 7 cards on top (out of sequence): column 1 to column 3
  38. 10♠ and 9 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 1
  39. 7♦ and 5 cards on top (out of sequence): column 1 to column 6
  40. 7♠: column 1 to its foundation
  41. 8♠: column 1 to its foundation
  42. 9♠: column 1 to its foundation
  43. 10♠: column 1 to its foundation
  44. V♠: column 1 to its foundation
  45. D♠: column 1 to its foundation
  46. R♠: column 1 to its foundation
  47. V♥ and 3 cards on top: column 2 to column 7
  48. 8♦ and 6 cards on top (out of sequence): column 6 to column 2
  49. 5♥ and 1 card above it: column 2 to column 5
  50. 3♥: column 2 to its foundation
  51. 4♥: column 5 to its foundation
  52. 5♥: column 5 to its foundation
  53. 6♥: column 5 to its foundation
  54. V♦: column 5 to column 3
  55. 7♥: column 5 to its foundation
  56. 8♥: column 7 to its foundation
  57. 9♥: column 7 to its foundation
  58. 10♥: column 7 to its foundation
  59. V♥: column 7 to its foundation
  60. D♥: column 7 to its foundation
  61. 7♣: column 7 to its foundation
  62. 10♦: column 7 to column 3
  63. 9♦ and 4 cards on top: column 2 to column 3
  64. 8♣: column 2 to its foundation
  65. 9♣: column 2 to its foundation
  66. 10♣: column 2 to its foundation
  67. V♣: column 2 to its foundation
  68. R♥ and 13 cards on top (out of sequence): column 3 to column 1
  69. D♣: column 3 to its foundation
  70. R♣: column 3 to its foundation
  71. R♦ and 8 cards on top: column 1 to column 2
  72. 4♦ and 1 card above it: column 1 to column 2
  73. A♦: column 1 to foundation
  74. 2♦: column 1 to its foundation
  75. 3♦: column 2 to its foundation
  76. 4♦: column 2 to its foundation
  77. 5♦: column 2 to its foundation
  78. 6♦: column 2 to its foundation
  79. 7♦: column 2 to its foundation
  80. 8♦: column 2 to its foundation
  81. 9♦: column 2 to its foundation
  82. 10♦: column 2 to its foundation
  83. V♦: column 2 to its foundation
  84. D♦: column 2 to its foundation
  85. R♥: column 1 to its foundation
  86. R♦: column 2 to its foundation

Deals to try

The move count is that of the verified game, not the shortest possible solution. The program did not solve the last deal: try it yourself.

Game codeRulesMovesScore
RU1-C-AAAAABBClassic90625
RU1-C-AAAAABNClassic86625
RU1-C-AAAAAAVClassicunsolved—

Moves: card movements, counted as in the app. Score: the score of the verified game, played without undoing any moves.