Play Thirteens now

What do I have to do?

Remove all cards from the tableau piles and the stock pile.

Know the initial layout of the cards

Tableau piles

10 Tableau piles with 1 face-up card each.

Stock pile

1 Stock pile with the remaining cards face down.

Waste pile

1 Waste pile, initially empty.

Discover how to play Thirteens solitaire

Tableau piles

• Match exposed cards that add up to 13 to move them to the waste pile.
• Kings are removed individually.
• The value of the King is 13, that of the Queen is 12, that of the Jack is 11, and that of the other cards is their respective numbers (the value of the Ace is 1).
• The matches that can be made are: King (individually), Queen + Ace, Jack + 2, 10 + 3, 9 + 4, 8 + 5 and 7 + 6.
• Building within the tableau piles is not allowed.
• Empty piles will automatically be filled with the top card from the stock.

Stock pile

• Cards in the stock pile are only used to fill empty piles.

Waste pile

• When matching 2 cards that add up to 13 (or a single King), they will automatically be moved to the waste pile.