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Simple Simon

Explore the details on this Simple Simon page. Take another look when you want to revisit a point.

THE NIGHT TABLE
01 · 02 · 04
4 SUITS Ready to play
Time 00:00 Moves 0 Runs 0 / 4

Select a face-up card, then a destination column. Dragging also works.

Meet Simple Simon

All cards are face up from the beginning. Simple Simon on jl-ludeng.com uses a single 52-card deck with four suits. The goal is four complete same-suit King-to-Ace sequences. There are ten tableau columns and no stock pile.

A wide starting tableau

A few details help explain this feature. The remaining columns contain seven, six, five, four, three, two and one cards. All 52 cards are placed in the tableau at the start. The first three opening columns contain eight cards each. No hidden cards remain to be turned over later.

Build down by rank

Here are the details for this mode. Single-card placement does not require matching suits. An Ace is the lowest rank and cannot receive another card. A King needs an empty column because no higher rank exists. An exposed card can land on a card exactly one rank higher.

Move matching groups

Here are the details for this mode. Being face up does not make every multi-card group movable. 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.

Separate temporary builds

Here are the details for this mode. A mixed build must be separated into legal groups before those groups can move. A mixed-suit descending build can serve as a temporary arrangement. Planning where each segment can land helps avoid blocking a useful card. Open columns can provide space for rearranging suit segments.

Create room to rearrange

A King-led group cannot land on a nonempty column. An empty column accepts any exposed card or legal same-suit group. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings. Spare columns can help you reconnect separated parts of one suit.

There is no stock

The following details apply here. A difficult position cannot receive another row of cards. All possible future arrangements depend on the cards already in the tableau. Simple Simon has no stock-deal action. Undo and Replay provide ways to investigate a different sequence of decisions.

Four runs finish the game

Collecting four runs clears all 52 cards. Each collected run must contain one suit in order from King down to Ace. 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.

Use the controls carefully

The following details apply here. Hint suggests a currently legal move rather than a complete solution. New game deals a fresh face-up arrangement. Replay returns to the same opening arrangement. Random Simple Simon games are not claimed to be guaranteed solvable.

A separate saved game

Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear the local records. Its saved position is separate from Spider and the other variants. With saving enabled, Simple Simon stores its current game in this browser. My Statistics lists Simple Simon starts, wins and best completed results.