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Solitaire Duel: play solitaire against a friend

Two players, one deal. You and your friend get exactly the same Klondike solitaire cards and race to get them home. Play live or one after the other, through a link. Free, no app, no account.

  • 2 players
  • About 6 min
  • Watchable live
  • Free, no sign-up

Challenge a friend

Start the game, then send the link. The first person to accept plays you.

Draw
Clock
The deal

Links stay open 48 hours after the last move.

A solitaire game on green felt, the cascading piles of cards and the four foundations, one card flying home

Multiplayer solitaire, the friendly way

Solitaire has always been a game for one. Solitaire Duel turns it into a race for two: you and a friend get the identical shuffled deal, each on your own table, and whoever gets more cards home to the foundations wins. Get all 52 home and the clock stops; between two complete games, the faster one wins.

It works like every game on BeatMe: start a deal, send the link in any chat, and your friend plays the same cards in their browser. Play at the same moment and watch each other’s count climb, or play first and send your result as the score to beat. Nobody signs up, nothing to install, and it works on any phone, tablet or computer.

How to play Solitaire Duel

Pick your rules and send the link

Draw 1 or draw 3, a 5 or 10 minute clock or none, a new deal or the deal of the day. Send the beatme.link link to a friend, or play first and send your result.

Deal the cards

Your clock starts when you deal. You both get the same seven piles and the same stock, in the same order.

Drag, or just tap

Drag a card, with the cards on top of it, to a pile. Or tap a card and it goes to the best place: home first. Tap the stock to draw.

Most cards home wins

Your friend’s count shows live at the top. All 52 home first wins; otherwise the most cards home when the clock stops, or when you both say you’re done.

How to play Klondike solitaire

  • The table: seven piles of one to seven cards, the top card of each face up. The other 24 cards are the stock.
  • The goal: build four foundations, one per suit, from the ace up to the king.
  • The piles: build down in alternating colours: a red 6 on a black 7. You can move a whole face-up run at once. Only a king goes on an empty pile.
  • The stock: draw one card (or three) onto the waste. When the stock runs out, turn the waste over and go again, as often as you like.
  • Turning cards: when you move the face-up cards off a pile, its next card turns over by itself.

Draw 1 or draw 3?

Draw 1 turns one card at a time: every card of the stock is reachable, so more games can be won, and it is the quicker race. Draw 3 is the classic rule: three cards at a time, only the top one playable, which makes every pass through the stock count. Both players always play the same rule on the same deal.

Tips to get more cards home

  • Free the long piles first. The face-down cards in the right-hand piles hide most of the game. Turn them early.
  • Don’t rush cards home. A low card on a foundation is safe, but a 5 or 6 may still be needed to hold a 4 of the other colour.
  • Empty a pile only with a king ready. An empty pile takes nothing else, so clear one when a king can move in.
  • Tap to save time. In a race, tapping is faster than dragging: the card finds the best place by itself.

Fair for both players

Both of you get the same deal, shuffled on our server. The face-down cards and the stock stay on the server and are only revealed as you turn them, so nobody can peek, and every move is checked. The clock runs on our server from the moment you deal. While you play, your friend sees how many cards you have home, never your table, until the game is over.

Solitaire Duel FAQ

Can you play solitaire with a friend online?

Yes. Start a Solitaire Duel on this page and send the link. Your friend gets exactly the same deal and you race to get the cards home. Free, in the browser, no app and no account.

Do both players really get the same cards?

Yes. The same seven piles and the same stock in the same order, so the only difference is how you play them.

Do we have to play at the same time?

No. Play live and watch each other’s count, or play first and send your result as the score to beat. Each player has their own clock, and the link stays open 48 hours.

Who wins if nobody gets all 52 cards home?

The player with more cards on the foundations when their game ends: when the clock runs out, or when they choose “I’m done”. On the same count, whoever reached it sooner wins.

What is the deal of the day?

Everybody who picks the deal of the day gets the same deal for that day and draw rule, so you can compare results with friends and family.

Is this Microsoft Solitaire?

No. It is classic Klondike solitaire, the game many people know from Windows, made for two players. BeatMe is not affiliated with Microsoft.

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