Scorpion Solitaire

How to Play Scorpion Solitaire and Sting the Deck

Ready to take a stab at Scorpion Solitaire? This solo card game uses a standard deck of 52 and lays out a tricky challenge that’s part Spider, part Yukon. You start by dealing seven tableau piles, each with seven cards: the first four piles have three face-down cards topped with four face-up, while the last three are all face-up, totaling 49 cards. The leftover three cards sit face-down as your stock pile. Your goal is to build four stacks in the tableau, each running from King down to Ace in the same suit, which then clear off automatically.

Here’s the move: any face-up card in the tableau can shift to another pile if it’s one rank lower and matches the suit, like a 9 of Spades on a 10 of Spades, dragging all cards above it along, even if they’re out of order. Empty a pile? Only a King or a King-led sequence can fill it. When you’re out of plays, flip the stock’s three cards onto the first three piles and keep going. It’s a tough, low-odds game that blends luck and strategy, perfect for a solo brain buzz. Can you tame the scorpion and stack all four suits?