Scorpion Solitaire is a free online patience game with no foundations and no stock to draw from. All 52 cards start on the table — 49 in seven columns and three held back in reserve — and you win by assembling four complete King-down-to-Ace sequences, each in a single suit, right there in the tableau. Its signature move is borrowed from Yukon: pick up any face-up card and every card stacked above it travels with it, whatever order they are in. The catch is that Scorpion builds down by suit rather than by alternating colour, which makes it considerably tighter than Yukon. Twelve levels start with every card visible and work up to the standard deal. No download, no account.
How to play Scorpion Solitaire
- Seven columns of seven cards are dealt. The first four columns hide their top three cards; the last three columns are dealt entirely face-up. Three cards are held back in reserve.
- Tap any face-up card to pick it up. Every card stacked above it comes along as one unit, no matter what order those cards are in.
- Drop it on a column whose top card is the same suit and exactly one rank higher — the 7♠ goes onto the 8♠. Scorpion builds down by suit, not by alternating colour.
- Empty a column and only a King, or a run headed by a King, may move into the gap. The first five levels relax that while you learn the game.
- Stuck? Press the reserve button once to deal its three cards onto the first three columns. It is a one-time escape hatch — there is no stock to cycle and no redeal.
- Win by building four complete King-down-to-Ace runs, each all one suit. Finished runs stay on the table; the counter at the top tracks how many you have.
Tips
- Uncovering the face-down cards in the first four columns is the whole opening. A move that flips a new card almost always beats a move that only tidies a run.
- Because the cards riding along do not need to be in order, a low card buried mid-column is a handle: moving it drags everything above it somewhere useful in a single move.
- Find the Kings early. Every finished run is headed by a King, and a King buried under six cards in a column you cannot empty is usually what loses the game.
- Save the reserve. Those three cards are dealt onto the first three columns whether you want them there or not, so spending them early can bury a card you were about to free.
- Think twice before filling a gap. An empty column is the most useful thing on the board, and dropping a King into it too early can cost you the manoeuvre you actually needed.
- If the board is genuinely dead the game says so — a "No moves left" banner appears with a New Deal button rather than leaving you hunting.
FAQ
Is Scorpion Solitaire free to play?
Yes. Scorpion Solitaire is completely free to play online with no download, no account, and no in-game purchases.
Does Scorpion Solitaire work on mobile?
Yes. Cards respond to tap as well as mouse click — tap a card to lift it, then tap the column you want it on — so it plays the same on phones, tablets and desktop.
How is Scorpion Solitaire different from Yukon Solitaire?
One rule, and it changes everything: Scorpion builds down by suit while Yukon builds down by alternating colour. Both deal every card to the table with no stock, and both let you move a face-up card together with the whole unordered pile on top of it. Building in suit gives you roughly a quarter as many legal destinations, which is why Scorpion is the harder of the two.
Are there foundations in Scorpion Solitaire?
No, and that is unusual for a patience game. Nothing is ever collected off the table. You win by assembling four King-down-to-Ace suit sequences inside the seven columns themselves, so at the winning position four columns hold thirteen cards each and the other three are empty.
What are the three reserve cards for?
They are the cards left over after seven columns of seven are dealt. Pressing the reserve button deals them one each onto the first three columns. You get one use and cannot take them back, so it is worth holding them until you are genuinely stuck.
Is every Scorpion Solitaire deal winnable?
No. With no stock to cycle and no redeal, some deals dead-end — and because the tableau builds in suit, Scorpion dead-ends more often than Klondike or Yukon. This version detects a dead board and offers a fresh deal rather than leaving you searching for a move that does not exist.
How many levels does Scorpion Solitaire have?
Twelve. Levels 1 and 2 deal every card face-up — the documented "Scorpion Open" variant — and the hidden cards return gradually until level 5 reaches the standard deal. From level 6 onward you play full Scorpion rules: three cards face-down in each of the first four columns, and only Kings into an empty column. Every level can be replayed for a fresh deal.