Play Little Billie Solitaire Online for Free (No Signup Required)
Two decks, 24 fans that never build, and eight one-card reserves are your only tool for digging out what you need. Puzzle it out for a 95% win rate.
Little Billie Solitaire dates to around 1900, and it plays like a puzzle more than a building game: there's no construction at all on its 24 fans, so the reserve, eight one-card holding cells, is your only real tool for digging out a card you need. It's a simple game, and you'll win around 95% of the time. Two decks are in play, and with no redeals, timing when you empty each reserve carries most of the skill.
The game is comparable to others such as Buffalo Bill Solitaire.
If you enjoy Little Billie, try Spider Solitaire, a traditional solitaire card game.
If you run into anything odd or have an idea that would make the game better, please contact me.
Enjoy playing!
How to play Little Billie Solitaire
Layout:
8 foundation piles: Four piles build up in suit from Ace to King, and four build down in suit from King to Ace.
24 fans: Four cards dealt face-up to start each pile. No building on the fans; only the exposed top card can move, onto a foundation or an empty reserve.
8 reserves: One card dealt to each at the start. Each reserve holds a single card at a time; free it to a foundation and the empty reserve can catch another card from the fans.
Stock: None. There are no redeals in Little Billie.
Foundation:
Foundation piles come in two types.
The Aces Foundation
Four piles, each starting with a different suit. An Ace starts each pile, and a card can be added only if it's one rank higher and the same suit as the pile's current top card, so the only card that fits on a 5 of clubs is a 6 of clubs. Each pile holds at most 13 cards.
The Kings Foundation
Four piles, again each starting with a different suit, but built downward from a King. A card can be added only if it's one rank lower and the same suit as the pile's current top card, so the only card that fits on a 9 of spades is an 8 of spades. Each pile holds at most 13 cards.
The top card of each foundation can be moved back into play if another pile will accept it.
Fan:
24 fan piles of four cards each, all dealt face-up.
No building is allowed on the fans.
Cards on the fan that are not covered by another card can be played onto a foundation or an empty reserve.
Empty fan spaces stay empty; nothing gets dealt into them.
Reserve:
There are eight reserves, each holding one card at first.
Each reserve can only have one card. Once a reserve is empty, any exposed fan card can be tucked into it. Reserve cards themselves can only be played to a foundation.
