Scorpion Solitaire, like all solitaire games, is a single player card game, and it is a variant on Spider Solitaire, in which the goal is to make stacks of the same suit of cards. It is simpler because the player uses only one standard deck of 52 cards (there is a version of spider solitaire with two full decks of cards). Scorpion Solitaire is similar to Spider Solitaire. Simple gameplay, and unlimited undos! Play Scorpion Solitaire card game for free. Scorpion Solitaire is a solitaire card game in which the goal is to build four columns down by suit from King to Ace. Cards do not have to be fully packed to move between the columns, so any card that is face up can be dragged onto a column that has a top card value one greater than the card being dragged, and is of the same suit.
1 deck. Average. No redeal.
Set up
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Scorpion Solitaire uses one deck (52 cards). You have 7 tableau piles. Three rows of 7 cards are dealt - the first 4 cards face down and the next 3 face up in each row. Then four more rows of 7 cards are dealt, all face up. The remaining 3 cards are put face down as a reserve.
The object of the game
To build four sequences down in suit within the tableau, each running from King to Ace.
The rules
You may build tableau piles down in suit. Groups of cards can be moved regardless of any sequence. Any face up card in a tableau can be moved to make a build. All the cards covering it are moved together as a unit. If, during play, any closed cards become the top card of a pile it turns face up.
Empty tableaus may be filled with a King or group of cards headed by a King.
When you have made all the moves initially available, click on the reserve pile to deal the 3 remaining cards face up to the three leftmost piles.
Wins are rare.
Strategy Tips
- Expose all face-down cards as soon as possible;
- Avoid blocks created by reverse sequences;
- Beware of uncovering aces. No cards may be played on aces.
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Scorpion Solitaire Rules
The different piles
There are three different types of piles in Scorpion Solitaire. They are:
- The Tail: The deck of three cards in the upper left corner
- The Body: The seven piles on the main table.
- The Head / Foundations: The four piles in the upper right corner.
The setup
The Tableau piles in the body are each dealt 7 cards, with the first three cards of the first four piles being dealt face down. The remaining three cards are placed face down into the tail.
The objective
To win Scorpion solitaire, you must build 4 piles on the table, each with a descending sequence of cards in the same suit, running from the king to the ace.
Allowed moves
- Move one or more face up cards from one Tableau pile to another. You can move any sequence of cards from the top of a pile to any other pile where the top card is of the same suit as the moved card and is a rank above. For example you can move the four of hearts onto the five of hearts, or the queen of diamonds onto the king of diamonds. You could also for instance move the pile consisting of the jack of spades, ten of spades, three of clubs, and king of hearts onto the queen of spades. You could also move any pile that leads with a queen of diamonds on top of the king of diamonds.
Only kings can be placed onto empty piles. - Deal from the tail. You can deal the last remaining cards to the first three piles in the body. Traditionally in Scorpion you can only deal the tail when you've exhausted your initial moves.
When the Clear completed runs option is selected you can deal from the tail at any point at your leisure, making the game slightly easier. - Flip over an exposed face down card. If at any point a face down card is exposed it must be flipped face up. The game does this automatically for you.
- You can Undo as many times as you like. The game offers unlimited undos. Each Undo counts as a new move though, so if you're trying to win the game in as few moves as possible you should be careful about how many undos you use.
- Discard a completed run from the table. Traditionally a completed run remains on the table until the game has ended, making the game much harder as the run now has to be played around. When the Clear completed runs option is selected runs are removed from the table as they are completed and moved to the foundations. This clears up the table, making room for you to better form the remaining runs and rendering the game slightly easier. The game will still pose a significant challenge, so don't take this as an easy way out.
Time and Moves
The game counts the moves you make, and measures the time it takes to finish the game, so you can compete against your previous best games if you want.
About Scorpion Solitaire
Scorpion Solitaire is the 9th solitaire game we create here at cardgames.io. We've pretty much done all the good Solitaire games we know of by now, so any suggestions for new ones are welcome.
If you have any questions, comments or requests for other solitaire games you can send them to admin@cardgames.io or tweet at me @cardgames_io. If you have any errors or problems when playing the game please include which browser you're using when you email me, it makes figuring out the problem a lot easier :)
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Many thanks go to Nicu Buculei, who created the excellent playing card images that I use for the game.
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