Meet Simple Simon
A few details help explain this feature. Simple Simon on mande816.com uses a single 52-card deck with four suits. The goal is four complete same-suit King-to-Ace sequences. All cards are face up from the beginning. There are ten tableau columns and no stock pile.
A wide starting tableau
A few details help explain this feature. No hidden cards remain to be turned over later. The remaining columns contain seven, six, five, four, three, two and one cards. The first three opening columns contain eight cards each. All 52 cards are placed in the tableau at the start.
Build down by rank
A few details help explain this feature. A King needs an empty column because no higher rank exists. Single-card placement does not require matching suits. An exposed card can land on a card exactly one rank higher. An Ace is the lowest rank and cannot receive another card.
Move matching groups
Here are the details for this mode. A group moves together only when its selected cards descend in the same suit. A shorter same-suit segment at the bottom may offer a legal move. A visible card can remain blocked by cards beneath it. Being face up does not make every multi-card group movable.
Separate temporary builds
A few details help explain this feature. Open columns can provide space for rearranging suit segments. A mixed-suit descending build can serve as a temporary arrangement. Planning where each segment can land helps avoid blocking a useful card. A mixed build must be separated into legal groups before those groups can move.
Create room to rearrange
Here are the details for this mode. A King-led group cannot land on a nonempty column. Spare columns can help you reconnect separated parts of one suit. An empty column accepts any exposed card or legal same-suit group. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings.
Work with the visible cards
Here are the details for this mode. All possible future arrangements depend on the cards already in the tableau. Simple Simon has no stock-deal action. A difficult position cannot receive another row of cards. Undo and Replay provide ways to investigate a different sequence of decisions.
Four runs finish the game
A few details help explain this feature. A descending sequence with a suit change does not count as complete. A full qualifying run is removed automatically at the bottom of a column. Collecting four runs clears all 52 cards. Each collected run must contain one suit in order from King down to Ace.
Use the controls carefully
Keep these points in mind. Replay returns to the same opening arrangement. Hint suggests a currently legal move rather than a complete solution. New game deals a fresh face-up arrangement. Random Simple Simon games are not claimed to be guaranteed solvable.
Keep your progress
The following details apply here. My Statistics lists Simple Simon starts, wins and best completed results. Its saved position is separate from Spider and the other variants. With saving enabled, Simple Simon stores its current game in this browser. Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear the local records.