Scorpion Solitaire
Card Games · 6 playsScorpion Solitaire
Move any face-up card with everything on top of it, and build four king-to-ace runs in suit.
Quick start
Drag a face-up card onto a card of the same suit one rank higher. Any cards resting on it travel too. Only a king, with whatever sits on it, may move into an empty column. Double-tap to send a card to a spot that fits. Tap Deal 3 to place the reserve cards on the first three columns. It can be used once. Complete four same-suit runs from king to ace to win.
Controls: Tap or click
About this game
Scorpion is a patience game with an unusual freedom: any face-up card in the layout can be lifted, even from halfway down a column, and the cards resting on it travel with it. All 52 cards are dealt into seven columns of seven, with three hidden cards at the top of four columns and three spare cards held back in reserve. Your goal is to arrange four complete runs, each a single suit from king down to ace. It rewards planning far more than luck, and unlimited undo lets you explore ideas freely.
Family tips
Your first job is to turn over the hidden cards at the top of the first four columns. Move whatever covers them as soon as you can, because each hidden card might be the link you are missing. A column you clear completely is valuable, but only a king can fill it, so make sure a useful king is ready before you empty one.
Because whole stacks travel together, a card buried deep in a column is not stuck. Find the card it belongs on, then move it and all its passengers in one go. Watch for knots, though: if a card is buried under a lower card of its own suit, it can't reach its partner until that lower card has gone elsewhere.
Keep the reserve back as long as you sensibly can. Dealing it drops three cards onto the first three columns, which can bury cards you were about to free, so save it for when you are truly out of moves. Your score counts face-up cards, same-suit links and finished runs, and undo lets you test a plan and step back.
