Meet Simple Simon
Keep these points in mind. The goal is four complete same-suit King-to-Ace sequences. All cards are face up from the beginning. Simple Simon on hbdgjd.com uses a single 52-card deck with four suits. There are ten tableau columns and no stock pile.
Read the opening pattern
A few details help explain this feature. All 52 cards are placed in the tableau at the start. The first three opening columns contain eight cards each. The remaining columns contain seven, six, five, four, three, two and one cards. No hidden cards remain to be turned over later.
Find a receiving card
An Ace is the lowest rank and cannot receive another card. Single-card placement does not require matching suits. An exposed card can land on a card exactly one rank higher. A King needs an empty column because no higher rank exists.
Keep a descending suit sequence
A few details help explain this feature. A group moves together only when its selected cards descend in the same suit. Being face up does not make every multi-card group movable. A shorter same-suit segment at the bottom may offer a legal move. A visible card can remain blocked by cards beneath it.
Manage suit changes
The following details apply here. Open columns can provide space for rearranging suit segments. A mixed build must be separated into legal groups before those groups can move. Planning where each segment can land helps avoid blocking a useful card. A mixed-suit descending build can serve as a temporary arrangement.
Create room to rearrange
The following details apply here. Spare columns can help you reconnect separated parts of one suit. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings. A King-led group cannot land on a nonempty column. An empty column accepts any exposed card or legal same-suit group.
Work with the visible cards
A few details help explain this feature. Simple Simon has no stock-deal action. A difficult position cannot receive another row of cards. All possible future arrangements depend on the cards already in the tableau. Undo and Replay provide ways to investigate a different sequence of decisions.
Four runs finish the game
Keep these points in mind. Each collected run must contain one suit in order from King down to Ace. A descending sequence with a suit change does not count as complete. A full qualifying run is removed automatically at the bottom of a column. Collecting four runs clears all 52 cards.
Use the controls carefully
The following details apply here. Random Simple Simon games are not claimed to be guaranteed solvable. Replay returns to the same opening arrangement. New game deals a fresh face-up arrangement. Hint suggests a currently legal move rather than a complete solution.
A separate saved game
A few details help explain this feature. Its saved position is separate from Spider and the other variants. My Statistics lists Simple Simon starts, wins and best completed results. Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear the local records. With saving enabled, Simple Simon stores its current game in this browser.