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Scorpion Solitaire Objective

The goal of Scorpion Solitaire is to build descending (king to ace), same-suit sequences in the tableau, moving each completed sequence to its corresponding foundation pile until all four are filled.

Scorpion Solitaire setup

Scorpion Solitaire Setup

Scorpion Solitaire uses three main gameplay areas and a standard 52-card deck:

  • Tableau: The tableau contains seven columns of seven cards each, and the first four columns have three cards dealt facedown with the last four face up. In this main area of play, you arrange cards by suit in descending order.
  • Stockpile: Above the tableau, three cards are dealt facedown to create the stockpile. You can only use this one time, and clicking it deals a single card to the bottom of the first three columns in the tableau.
  • Foundation piles: Four foundation piles, above the tableau, get filled automatically when you complete a king-to-ace sequence of a single suit in the tableau.
Scorpion Solitaire rules

Scorpion Solitaire Rules

  • Build same-suit descending sequences in the tableau. Cards are always moved to the bottom of a column and must be placed on a card that is one rank higher. For example, you can place an 8♦ on a 9♦.
  • You may move any face-up card in a column, but you must move it along with all cards stacked below it as a single unit. For example, if you move the 8♦ onto the 9♦, the 6♠, 8♣, 10♥, 9♥, A♣, 4♥, and 5♥ must also move along with it.
  • Only kings or sequences that begin with kings can fill empty columns.
  • Use the stockpile when you get stuck. When you click the stockpile, it will place three cards face up on the bottom of the first three columns, and you only get to use it once.

Scorpion Solitaire Strategies

  • Focus on uncovering facedown cards. You need to know what the 12 facedown cards are to strategize your sequencing. So always look for opportunities to move cards off of those facedown cards in the first four columns.
  • Prioritize moves that create mobility or ones that make matches. The best moves are often the ones that open new possibilities two or three turns later, especially moves that help uncover hidden cards or free important sequences.
  • Resist the urge to use the stockpile. The stock adds pressure to the tableau by covering up sequences you've already created, so squeeze as much value as possible out of the current layout before bringing in additional cards.
  • Be wary of "dead-end" low cards. An ace or low-ranked card trapped at the bottom of a column can freeze that stack because nothing can be placed beneath it. Try to avoid exposing cards that can't continue a sequence.
  • Don't move a higher card below a lower card of the same suit. If a column becomes locked, you may never have a chance to rearrange those cards, and it takes several steps to do so. For example, don't move a column of cards that contains the 5♠ onto another column where the 4♠ is located. This puts the 4♠ into position above the 5♠, and even when all the cards are removed from the 5♠, the 4♠ is still locked in place above it in the column. You have to maneuver through several steps to separate the 4♠ from the 5♠, and it may be impossible to do so.

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