Play Bureau Solitaire Online for Free (No Signup Required)

Bureau is a fun Solitaire variation and is free to play online. A feature-rich full-screen card game with daily challenges, winnable deals, hints, and undo's.

The rules of this game are identical to those of Klondike, except that you must build the foundation in alternate colors and cannot fill spaces in the tableau.

If you enjoy Bureau, try original Solitaire, a classic solitaire card game.

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How to play Bureau Solitaire

Foundation:

There are four foundation piles.

Any ace in the foundation may be transferred to any vacant pile.

A card may be added to a foundation pile if it is one higher than the pile's previous top card and is of the opposing color. As a result, the only card that might be played on a Q of hearts is a K of spades. There can be no more than 13 cards in a pile.

Cards cannot be taken from the foundation after they have been placed.

Tableau:

Splayed downhill, thirteen tableau piles of four cards each. The odd-numbered cards in each pile are dealt face-down, while the even-numbered cards are dealt face-up.

A card may be added to a tableau pile if it is one lower than the pile's previous top card and is of the opposing color. As a result, the only card that might be played on a 5 of hearts is a 4 of spades.

Cards on the tableau that are not covered by another card can be played onto the foundation or any non-empty tableau pile.

The tableau's empty spaces may not be filled.

If the cards are alternately red and black, groups of cards in succession from high to low can be shifted from one tableau column to another.

Stock and waste:

There is one garbage pile and the remaining cards comprise the stock.

When you click on the stock, one card from the stock is dealt to the garbage. There are two trips through the stock allowed.

The top waste card can be played to any non-empty tableau pile or foundation.