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Mix Simple Simon's spider tableau with two FreeCell-style rescue cells, and untangle eight face-up piles where the rank chain wraps clean around from King to Ace.

Simon Says Solitaire is Thomas Warfield's clever blend of Simple Simon and FreeCell. From Simple Simon it borrows the spider-style tableau, where you build down regardless of suit and only lift away runs that share a single suit. From FreeCell it adds two open cells that let you park a card while you untangle the columns beneath it. The whole deck is dealt face-up across eight piles at the start, so nothing is hidden and every decision rests on what you can see.

The goal is to assemble four complete same-suit sequences that run from King down to Ace. Once a suit is fully ordered it leaves the table for a foundation and never returns, freeing space for the columns still in disorder. Building here wraps around the rank chain, so an Ace can sit on a 2 and a King can continue below an Ace, which opens up sequences the ordinary spider family would never allow.

With no stock and no redeals, every card is on the table from the first move, making Simon Says a game of pure planning. The two cells are precious, and knowing when to commit one is often the difference between a smooth finish and a jammed board.

If you enjoy the spider-style building of Simon Says, try Simple Simon Solitaire and Simon Jester Solitaire, two close relatives, or the classic Scorpion Solitaire for a similar full-deck challenge.

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How to play Simon Says Solitaire

Layout:

4 foundation piles: Reserved for completed sequences. A same-suit run from King down to Ace is moved here as a unit and cannot be brought back into play.

2 free cells: Each cell holds a single card. Use them to temporarily set a card aside while you rearrange the tableau.

8 tableau piles: The entire deck is dealt here face-up, with the first four piles receiving seven cards and the last four receiving six. Build down regardless of suit; only runs of matching suit may be moved together.

Foundation:

There are four foundation piles, one for each completed suit.

A foundation is filled only by an unbroken same-suit sequence running from King all the way down to Ace. When such a run is complete it is lifted off the tableau in one piece.

Cards placed on a foundation cannot be taken back. Emptying every column into the foundations wins the game.

Tableau:

Eight tableau piles hold the whole deck face-up. Build down by rank regardless of suit, so any 7 may be placed on any 8.

Only a group of cards in the same suit and in descending order may be moved together; a mixed run must be broken apart one card at a time. Building wraps around the rank chain, so an Ace may be placed on a 2 and a King may continue beneath an Ace.

Any card that is not covered may be moved to a cell or onto another tableau pile. An empty column may be filled by any card from anywhere on the board.