Scorpion Solitaire

Big Card Solitaire

Build down by same suit (different from Klondike's alternating-color rule). Click any face-up card to select it + everything above it. Click a destination column to move. Click the stock button to deal the 3 remaining cards.

K♦K♦K♦♦
K♠K♠K♠♠
9♣9♣9♣♣
7♥7♥7♥♥
J♦J♦J♦♦
3♥3♥3♥♥
A♦A♦A♦♦
4♦4♦4♦♦
6♥6♥6♥♥
10♠10♠10♠♠
10♥10♥10♥♥
A♠A♠A♠♠
7♦7♦7♦♦
5♥5♥5♥♥
5♣5♣5♣♣
Q♣Q♣Q♣♣
8♣8♣8♣♣
5♦5♦5♦♦
2♥2♥2♥♥
A♣A♣A♣♣
3♦3♦3♦♦
A♥A♥A♥♥
9♦9♦9♦♦
8♠8♠8♠♠
6♦6♦6♦♦
8♥8♥8♥♥
Q♥Q♥Q♥♥
4♣4♣4♣♣
J♣J♣J♣♣
J♥J♥J♥♥
8♦8♦8♦♦
K♣K♣K♣♣
3♣3♣3♣♣
K♥K♥K♥♥
Q♦Q♦Q♦♦
9♥9♥9♥♥
7♣7♣7♣♣

How to play Scorpion Solitaire

Scorpion deals 49 cards into seven columns — with some face-down and some face-up — and leaves a small stock of three cards that can be dealt once during the game. You build same-suit descending runs and can move any face-up card plus everything above it, just like Yukon. Win by completing four King-to-Ace same-suit runs.

The rules in short

  1. Seven columns of 7 cards each. Columns 1–4 start with 3 face-down cards then 4 face-up; columns 5–7 start fully face-up.
  2. Build columns down by the same suit: the 7 of clubs on the 8 of clubs.
  3. Move any face-up card plus every card above it to a legal same-suit destination.
  4. Only a King or a King-led group fills an empty column.
  5. Click Deal to place the three stock cards onto the tops of columns 1, 2, and 3 (one stock card per column). This can be done only once.
  6. A complete King-to-Ace same-suit run anywhere in the columns wins you the game when all four are done.

Tips

Questions

Can I deal the stock more than once?

No. The three stock cards can be dealt only once, one to each of the first three columns.

How is Scorpion different from Spider?

Scorpion uses one deck (not two), allows Yukon-style group moves of face-up cards, and wins when four King-to-Ace runs form anywhere in the columns rather than auto-removing runs.

Can I move a mixed-suit group?

Yes, as long as the bottom card of the group can legally land on the destination — same suit, one rank higher.