Addiction Solitaire strategy

Once you know the Addiction Solitaire rules, the challenge is not finding a legal move—it is preserving the gaps you will need several moves later.

Look at the new gap first

Before moving a card, inspect the position it leaves behind. What card would fit that new gap? Is that card still available, or is it trapped behind a dead gap? A move that extends one run can still be harmful if its source becomes unusable.

Protect first-column gaps

The first column is the only place a 2 can begin a permanent suit run. When a gap opens there, compare all available 2s before choosing. Prefer the suit whose 3 and 4 can be brought into play; placing a 2 without access to its 3 may strand the row.

Avoid parking gaps after Kings

A gap after a King is dead until the next reshuffle. Moving a King is therefore often a commitment: it may complete a row, but it may also consume one of your four working gaps. Delay a King move when that gap is still needed to release lower cards.

Build from the left

Only uninterrupted sequences beginning in column one survive a reshuffle. Loose same-suit sequences elsewhere may be useful, but they are temporary. When two moves are otherwise similar, prefer the one that adds a card to a correct left-hand run.

Keep more than one gap alive

Four active gaps give you flexibility; one active gap forces a narrow chain. Watch whether a move puts a gap after a King or another gap. Sometimes the best move does not lengthen a row—it prevents a second gap from becoming dead.

Reshuffle with a foundation

Do not judge a reshuffle only by the new card order. Its lasting value is the number of cards already locked into correct runs. If the board is blocked with little secured progress, restart may be stronger than spending all three reshuffles on a poor foundation.

Practice on the 25 Open Road deals or compare your planning on today’s Daily Addiction. The Addiction FAQ covers variant and control details.