The columns in the Tableau can be numbered left to right from 1 to 7. The final 24 cards are placed face-down and squared in the Stock.

When the game starts, 28 of the 52 playing cards of a standard deck are dealt into the Tableau. The goal of Solitaire Draw 3 is to build up all 4 suits in the Foundation, each in order from Ace to King. As well as the computer, it's now played on smartphones and tablets. After a version was included in Microsoft Windows 3.0 in 1990, the game became hugely popular. In 1987, a version of Klondike was released for the Macintosh, included in an 8-game suite of computerized games called Solitaire Royale. The game is rumored to have been created by Klondike prospectors. This version of Solitaire became well-known in the late 19th century as Klondike, around the time of the Klondike Gold Rush. From low to high, card ranks run in order from Ace, to Two, and so on up to the King. Both ranks and suits of cards are important. Klondike is played with a 52-card deck of standard playing cards. However, in practice, players win far fewer games due to wrong moves and because many of the cards are dealt face-down. For the 3-turn version, about 79% are said to be theoretically winnable.

There are over 8x10^67 (8 followed by 67 zeros). In this version, Solitaire 3 cards (or Solitaire Draw Three), the Stock deals three cards at a time and allows for an unlimited number of passes.

There are different versions of the game. Often, the game is simply referred to as Solitaire. Solitaire, also known as Klondike, is one of the most-known card game in the world.

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