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Russian Solitaire
A tougher Yukon-style game: the tableau goes down in the same suit, you start with some cards face down, and there is no way to take cards from foundations back to the table. Not real-money play.
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Russian solitaire (Yukon family): no stock. Tableau builds down in the same suit (e.g. 5♣ on 6♣). You can move a face-up group if the lead card fits in rank and suit; cards under it in the run need not be ordered. There are face-down cards until uncovered. Only a King (or a stack with a King on the contact) can fill a gap. Foundations are A→K by suit; once on a foundation, a card is not taken back. Rules follow common descriptions such as on Solitaired.
Cards · Patience · Free
Russian solitaire
same-suit on the tableau
No stock or waste, seven long columns, and foundations to A–K — but every rank looks for the next in suit, not alternating color. Entertainment only.
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- Goal: move all cards to the four foundations, one suit each, building ace up to king by rank.
- Tableau: build down in the same suit (e.g. 5♣ on 6♣). You can move a face-up group in one go when the lead card (the one that will touch the pile you build on) is the right next rank in that suit; cards above it in the hand need not be ordered. As in Yukon, the deal puts some cards face down until you free them.
- Empty columns only take a King (or a valid stack whose contact card is a King) on the bare column.
- Double-click the column bottom to try auto-sending to a foundation. Hint shows a legal move; Undo steps back. Time and Moves are for your run only. Once a card sits on a foundation in this build, it stays there — no take-backs to the table.
- New game for a new shuffle. Not gambling: no buy-in, no prize, no account.
Why Russian is steeper than Yukon
Russian and Yukon share the no stock deal and group moves, but the tableau rule is the squeeze: you look for the next card in the same suit, not alternating red and black. That cuts the number of legal landing places and is why many players find it harder than Yukon — and why finishing feels so sharp. If you want alternating colors and optional foundation take-backs, our Yukon page is the family match.
Face-down cards and the rhythm of the deal
The first column is a single open card; the wider columns mix hidden and visible bottom rows. As you free covered cards, new ones flip into play, expanding your options a little at a time.
Free play, not a pot
There is no jackpot beyond a clear board — the same “got it” moment as a hard crossword. If you are browsing casino reviews here, use this as a break where only patience is on the line.
Try Yukon next
Same seven-column look, alternating colors, and rules that let you move a foundation card back to the table when the rule set allows — hop to Yukon solitaire for that variant.
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