Play Acquaintance Solitaire Online for Free (No Signup Required)
Four foundations climb from ace to king in any suit, fed by tiny reserve piles dealt from the stock just once, no redeals. Odds sit at an even 50%.
Michael Keller designed Acquaintance Solitaire as his own take on Auld Lang Syne Solitaire. You build up in any suit across four foundations, each fed by a small reserve pile that deals out from the stock just once, with no redeals. It's medium in difficulty, with a 50% chance of winning, and your odds come down to a mix of skill and luck.
Acquaintance belongs to a big family of similar games: Acquaintance One, Sir Tommy, Lady Betty, Tam O'Shanter, Quadrennial Solitaire, Mutual Acquaintance, River Doon, Old Fashioned, and Antique among them.
If you enjoy Acquaintance, give classic Solitaire a try.
If you run into anything odd or have an idea that would make the game better, please contact me.
Enjoy the game!
How to play Acquaintance Solitaire
Layout:
4 foundation piles: Build up in any suit from Ace to King.
4 reserve piles: Cards from the stock are dealt here. Each pile's top card is ready for play. Click to move cards to the foundations. At the start of the game, each pile is dealt one card.
Stock: Click the stock to deal one card to each reserve pile. There are no redeals.
Foundation:
There are four foundation piles.
Each one is dealt an ace to start.
If a card is one rank higher than the pile's current top card, it can be added regardless of suit, so the only card that fits on a 7 is an 8. Each pile caps out at 13 cards.
The top card of each foundation can be moved back into play if another pile will accept it.
Reserve:
There are four reserve piles of one card each. Every card is dealt face-up.
You can't place cards onto a reserve pile.
Cards on a reserve pile can be played to the foundation.
Empty reserve spots can't be filled.
Only one card moves at a time; sequences aren't allowed.
Stock:
The stock holds the leftover cards.
Click it, and one card is dealt onto each reserve pile.
