Karanos Solitaire

Karanos Solitaire is a single-player card game played with a traditional deck and an original scoring-focused ruleset. Each game takes about 5 minutes. You try to remove all the cards while scoring as many points as possible; a score of 40 or more counts as a win.

Setup and actions

Remove all face cards, leaving 40 aces and numeral cards, then shuffle the deck and reveal its top three cards beside it. You can move a card from the bottom row to the top row, revealing a replacement from the deck into the bottom row. When one card remains in the deck, flip it over and use it as a bottom-row card. You can also move a top-row card to the back of the deck, remove a valid combo from the top row, or remove a single top-row card.

Combos and scoring

Removing a combo earns its listed points. Moving a single card from the top row reduces your score by 1. If every card is used as part of a combo, you gain an additional 11 points.

• Pair: two matching ranks, such as A+A or 2+2, for 2 points.
• Chain: three consecutive ranks, such as 1+2+3 or 10+A+2, for 3 points.
• Flush: any three cards of the same suit, for 3 points.
• Royal: a combo that is both a chain and a flush, for 7 points.
• Triple: three matching ranks, such as A+A+A or 2+2+2, for 8 points.

Customization

The game has a minimal interface, relaxing gameplay, multiple cardback options and color themes. You can also play with a physical deck by following the game's rules.