Are All Solitaire Games Winnable? What the Numbers Show
Solitaire Craft guide. Updated 13 November 2026.
Many people blame themselves when a solitaire game gets stuck. Often the deal could not have been won by anyone. Each game differs in how many deals have a solution.
FreeCell: almost all deals can be won
All the cards in FreeCell are face up, and with four free cells almost every deal has a solution. Only a very small share of deals are impossible. Because nothing is hidden, FreeCell is mostly a game of planning rather than luck.
Klondike: it depends on the deal and the rules
In Klondike the face down cards hide information, and many random shuffles cannot be won however well you play. How many you can win also depends on how many cards you draw from the stock, so draw 1 gives a much better chance than draw 3.
Spider: the number of suits decides
With one suit nearly every deal can be won. With two suits most can. With four suits many cannot. The suit count is the main dial for difficulty.
Pyramid and TriPeaks: luck matters
These two games clear cards in pairs or chains, and the order of the stock decides a lot. Many deals cannot be won, particularly when you may go through the stock only once.
How Solitaire Craft handles this
Instead of giving you a random shuffle, Solitaire Craft rates deals. Easy, Medium and Hard levels use deals that testers won a known share of the time. The Near impossible level only uses deals that have been solved at least once, so a way through exists, and it is very narrow. You always know that a win is possible.
Try a deal at Klondike Near impossible, or see the full list of games.