# How to Play Easy Scorpion Solitaire

Easy Scorpion Solitaire combines mechanics from [Yukon](https://solitaired.com/yukon-solitaire) and [Spider Solitaire](https://solitaired.com/guides/how-to-play-spider-solitaire). Like Yukon, you can move a card and all the cards beneath it onto a higher-ranked card of the opposite suit. Similar to Spider, completed sequences are built directly in the tableau.

Easy Scorpion is an easier variation of [Scorpion](https://solitaired.com/scorpion-solitaire) where 3 more cards are revealed in the tableau, making the game easier to solve.

## How to Play

### Objective

The goal is to create sequences of cards from Ace to King by suit in the tableau, which will then be moved to the foundation once complete.

### The Setup and Play Area

There are three main areas in the game:

**Tableau:** This is the area where there are 7 columns of cards with 7 cards each. The first 3 columns have the last 4 cards turned face-up, and the last 4 columns have all cards turned face-up.

**Stockpile:** The remaining 3 cards are placed in the stockpile, and are dealt to the first 3 columns of the tableau.

**Foundation piles:** These are the 4 piles at the top of the game. When cards are organized by suit in descending order from King to Ace in the tableau, they are automatically placed in the foundation.

![Easy Scorpion Solitaire setup](https://solitaired.com/cms-images/img-1767708987.207.png)  

### Available moves

* Similar to [Yukon](https://solitaired.com/yukon-solitaire), a card and all the cards beneath it can be moved on top of the bottom card of a tableau column if it is one rank lower and of the same suit. For example, if you have a 6 of Diamond and a 9 of Clubs underneath it, both cards can be moved together on top of a 7 of Diamond that sits at the bottom of the tableau.
* Similar to [Spider](https://solitaired.com/guides/how-to-play-spider-solitaire), move cards to build sequences from King to Ace by suit in the tableau. When that’s complete, those cards will move from the tableau and into the foundation.
* Face-down cards are turned face-up when there are no cards below them.
* If a tableau column is empty, a King can be placed there.
* The 3 stockpile cards can be placed at any time and will be placed on top of the cards at the bottom of the first 3 tableau columns.
* You win when all cards are moved to the foundation.

## Strategy

* Prioritize moving cards to reveal the face-down cards and make them playable.
* Only deal cards from the stockpile when you have no other moves.
* Avoid having lower-ranking cards above higher-ranking cards in the same column. This will make sequencing these cards challenging.
* Free up columns. This way you can move a King, start building new sequences, and free up cards in the process.
* Look out for deadlocks. If the 9 of Hearts, 7 of Hearts, and 8 of Hearts are in order, the game is lost, as you will never be able to sequence those cards. Similarly, if there is a 6 of Diamonds followed by a Jack of Spades in one column and a Queen of Spades followed by a 5 of Hearts in another column, the game is lost as you won’t be able to sequence those costs. Restart the game if you see this.

## What are similar Solitaire games to try?

If you like Easy Scorpion, you'll like variations of [Yukon Solitaire](https://solitaired.com/yukon-solitaire), including [Alaska](https://solitaired.com/alaska-solitaire) and [Russian Solitaire](https://solitaired.com/russian-solitaire), as well as variations of [Spider Solitaire](https://solitaired.com/spider-solitaire), and [Easthaven](https://solitaired.com/easthaven).