Klondike Solitaire Turn Three
This is Turn Three Klondike — the classic hard mode. The stock deals three cards at a time and only the top card of the fan is playable, so every trip through the deck demands a plan. Free to play, no download, on any device.
Why Turn Three Is Harder
Because cards come off the stock in fixed groups of three, the order of the stock never changes — playing (or skipping) a card shifts which cards land on top in the next cycle. A card buried in the middle of a fan can stay out of reach for the whole game unless you deliberately change the rhythm by playing cards before it. That's the puzzle within the puzzle, and it's why serious Solitaire players consider Turn Three the real test.
- Only the top card of each three-card fan is playable.
- The stock order is fixed — plan which cards to take to shift the fans in your favor.
- Lower win rate: typically 10–25%, versus 30–45% for Turn One.
Turn Three Strategy Tips
- Count in threes. Before playing a waste card, think about how it shifts the next fans — sometimes skipping a playable card unlocks two better ones next cycle.
- Memorize the stock on your first pass. Knowing what's buried tells you which tableau moves are worth making.
- Don't recycle mindlessly. If a full pass yields no plays, you need to change something on the tableau first — another identical pass won't help.
Other Ways to Play
- Classic Klondike Solitaire — the standard game on our homepage.
- Klondike Solitaire Turn One — one-card draw, the relaxed version.
- How to Play Klondike Solitaire — full rules, scoring, and odds.