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Baker’s Game rules.
Use the cells to free low cards.

Baker’s Game is a FreeCell variant with four temporary cells. Build downward within each suit to uncover aces and move every card to its foundation.

1 playerSolo patience4 cellsBuild down in suitNew to the game?
The short version ↓

Your Baker’s Game Solitaire practice table

FOUR CELLS. ONE CARD EACH.

Try a guided position.

Play four short lessons, then try a full shuffled deal.

Four lessons · One full pack
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MOVES 0Four foundations
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THE IDEA IN ONE MINUTE

Get started.
Learn the key moves.

Baker’s Game is a FreeCell variant with four temporary cells. Build downward within each suit to uncover aces and move every card to its foundation.

See how moves work ↓
  1. 01

    Deal eight open columns

    Deal seven face-up cards into each of the first four columns and six into each of the next four. Set out four empty cells and four empty foundations.

  2. 02

    Build down in the same suit

    Move a single exposed card onto an exposed card one rank higher in the same suit. For example, move the seven of hearts onto the eight of hearts.

  3. 03

    Complete all four foundations

    Move all fifty-two cards onto the foundations. The counters and hints help you track your position as you play.

BAKER’S GAME SOLITAIRE RULES, MADE VISIBLE

The rules.
From deal to finish.

Save a cell for a card blocking something useful. Look for a legal column or foundation move that frees the cell again.

01
DEAL

Deal eight open columns

Deal seven face-up cards into each of the first four columns and six into each of the next four. Set out four empty cells and four empty foundations.

02
BUILD

Build down in the same suit

Move a single exposed card onto an exposed card one rank higher in the same suit. For example, move the seven of hearts onto the eight of hearts.

03
SPACE

Use a cell or empty column

A free cell holds one exposed card. An empty column accepts any exposed single. A card from a cell can go to a legal column or foundation.

04
SUITS

Build home from aces

Start each foundation with an ace and build up to king in its suit. You can play to a foundation from an exposed column or a cell.

05
FINISH

Complete all four foundations

Move all fifty-two cards onto the foundations. The counters and hints help you track your position as you play.

06
PRACTISE

Open a route to low cards

Use the temporary cells to uncover aces and low cards. This table uses individual card moves, including when you shift a sequence card by card.

Rules reference: BVS Solitaire.

KEEP IT BY THE CARDS

A little reminder.
A clearer game.

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BAKER’S GAME SOLITAIRETHE TABLE-SIDE GUIDE · CARD GAME RULES

The aim: build all four foundations from ace to king.

Deal eight open columns
Deal seven face-up cards into each of the first four columns and six into each of the next four. Set out four empty cells and four empty foundations.
Build down in the same suit
Move a single exposed card onto an exposed card one rank higher in the same suit. For example, move the seven of hearts onto the eight of hearts.
Use a cell or empty column
A free cell holds one exposed card. An empty column accepts any exposed single. A card from a cell can go to a legal column or foundation.
Build home from aces
Start each foundation with an ace and build up to king in its suit. You can play to a foundation from an exposed column or a cell.
Complete all four foundations
Move all fifty-two cards onto the foundations. The counters and hints help you track your position as you play.

Play with a standard 52-card deck.

LEARN IT. DEAL IT. ENJOY IT. ♣
GOOD QUESTIONS

A familiar game.
A clear answer.

How many columns are dealt?+

Deal seven face-up cards into each of the first four columns and six into each of the next four. Set out four empty cells and four empty foundations.

How do I build in the tableau?+

Move a single exposed card onto an exposed card one rank higher in the same suit. For example, move the seven of hearts onto the eight of hearts.

What can fill an empty column?+

A free cell holds one exposed card. An empty column accepts any exposed single. A card from a cell can go to a legal column or foundation.

How many cards fit in a cell?+

Each cell holds one card.

Can I move a sequence at once?+

Make sequence transfers one card at a time using available spaces.

What happens when I complete a suit?+

Start each foundation with an ace and build up to king in its suit. You can play to a foundation from an exposed column or a cell.

How do I win?+

Move all fifty-two cards onto the foundations. The counters and hints help you track your position as you play.

Can I try the same deal again?+

Choose Restart deal to return to the original layout.

One more turn.
One more game.

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