Klondike

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Klondike is the classic and most widely recognized form of solitaire card game, commonly associated with the standard single-player “Solitaire” found on computers and mobile devices.

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Klondike region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf patience game
single-player card game
solitaire card game
allows filling empty tableau spaces with Kings or King sequences
moving sequences of face-up cards in tableau
alsoKnownAs Classic Solitaire NERFINISHED
Patience NERFINISHED
Solitaire NERFINISHED
becameWidelyPopularThrough Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED
category card games
solitaire variants
foundationBuildingRule build up by suit from Ace to King
goal build four foundation piles by suit from Ace to King
hasComponent foundation piles
stock pile
tableau piles
waste pile
hasObjective maximize score or win rate depending on ruleset
hasRandomnessSource shuffling of the deck
hasScoringVariant Vegas scoring
standard scoring
informationType perfect information game
isCommonlyIncludedIn computer operating systems
mobile devices
isMostRecognizedFormOf solitaire
isPlayableOn computers
mobile phones
physical cards
tablets
notableImplementation Microsoft Solitaire NERFINISHED
relatedGame Canfield NERFINISHED
FreeCell NERFINISHED
Spider Solitaire NERFINISHED
Yukon NERFINISHED
requires probabilistic reasoning about hidden cards
strategic planning
stockDealingVariant draw one
draw three
tableauBuildingRule build down in rank and alternating colors
tableauInitialLayout seven piles with increasing number of cards from left to right
typicalPlayerCount 1
typicalPlayTime short to medium
typicalSetupTime short
typicalWinCondition all cards moved to foundations
usesDeckType standard 52-card deck

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Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation region Klondike
this entity surface form: Klondike region