East Haven is a Klondike variant with a Spider-style stock. Seven columns of three cards each (top face-up), four foundations from Ace to King, and a stock that deals one card to every column when clicked — instead of one card to the waste like Klondike. The result is a tighter game than Klondike: each stock deal commits seven cards at once, so you can't cherry-pick. Free in your browser, no sign-up. Works offline once the page has loaded.
Goal: build all four foundations from Ace to King by suit.
Same alternating-color building, different stock and column-fill rules.
| Aspect | Klondike | East Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Tableau columns | 7 (1–7 cards) | 7 (3 cards each) |
| Stock deal | 1 card to waste | 1 card to each column |
| Empty column fill | King only | Any card |
The Spider-style deal is the headline change. In Klondike you flip one card and decide; in East Haven you commit seven new top-of-column cards at once. The any-card empty-column rule helps offset that, but the stock still requires more planning.
East Haven appears in mid-20th-century patience anthologies as a hybrid of Klondike and Spider — borrowing Klondike's foundation goal and alternating-color building with Spider's all-columns deal mechanic. The variant has remained niche in print but is included in most modern multi-game digital collections. Microsoft has not made East Haven a headline solitaire.
This East Haven runs in your browser — free, no download, no sign-up. Install as an app on your phone or computer; once installed it works offline. Unlimited undo, statistics, and a daily challenge that gives every player the same deal that day so you can compare times.
Two rules: the stock deals one card to each column at once (instead of one to the waste), and any card can fill an empty column (instead of only Kings). The building rule and foundation goal are the same as Klondike.
Yes. Unlike Klondike, where only Kings fill empty columns, East Haven lets any card fill them. This is one of the few rules that makes East Haven easier than Klondike.
Yes. Nothing stops a deal while a column is empty: the stock puts one card on every column, so an empty column just receives the next card. If you can, fill a space with a useful card or run before you click, because the deal fills it with whatever comes next.
Five times. The first four deals put one card face-up on each of the seven columns (28 cards), and the fifth deal puts the last three cards on the first three columns. That uses all 31 stock cards, on top of the 21 dealt at the start. After the last deal you play with what's on the table.
No. Some deals cannot be won however well you play. The all-columns deal commits more cards at once than a one-card draw, which reduces the player's information advantage in tight positions.