Play Tvete's Grandfather Solitaire Online for Free (No Signup Required)

Tvete's Grandfather 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.

This game was taught to Paul Olav Tvete by his grandfather and is incorporated into Patience. It's a challenging game with an unusual tableau, Yukon-style stack movements, and two redeals. This game is commonly referred to as "Grandfather." To avoid confusion with the completely different game Grandfather, I changed the name.

If you enjoy Tvete's Grandfather, you should play Solitaire, a traditional solitaire card game.

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How to play Tvete's Grandfather 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 same suit. As a result, the only card that could be played on a 7 of clubs is an 8 of clubs.

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

Tableau:

Seven tableau piles of cards are stacked as follows, where "D" represents a face-down card and "U" represents a face-up card:

A card may be added to a tableau pile if it is one lower and of the same suit as the original top card of the pile. As a result, the only card that could be played on a 10 of clubs is a 9 of clubs.

Cards on the tableau that are not covered by another card are free to be played onto the foundation or any other tableau pile.

Only kings may fill empty spots in the tableau.

Furthermore, any face-up card in the tableau may be transferred to another tableau column where it fits, bringing all cards on top of it with it.