Talus TriPeaks Solitaire

A deck of cards laid out like a mountain range, and a pile of loose stones at its foot. Each range further along the trail is colder, steeper or less forgiving than the last, and the only way over is a card one step higher or lower than the open one.

TriPeaks solitaire with a 120-stage journey through ten mountain ranges, streak multipliers, wild cards and a daily deal. Every deal can be won.

Clear every card from the peaks. The open card sits on the pile below the table; tap any uncovered card that is one rank above or below it, and that card becomes the new open card. Suits do not matter, and King and Ace connect. Covered cards lie face down and turn up once nothing lies on them. When no card fits, tap the stock to turn a new open card. Cards played in a row build a streak: every fifth card raises the multiplier, up to x5, and turning the stock ends the streak. A table is cleared when its last card is played, and every card still in the stock adds a bonus. If no card fits and the stock is empty, the deal is over. Undo and Hint can each be used three times per deal. Journey mode is 120 stages in ten ranges; each range brings a rule of its own: wild cards that fit anything, frozen cards that thaw as cards reach the pile, boulders that roll away after a long enough streak, locks that open when a card of their suit is played, arrow cards that go only up or only down, a range where King and Ace no longer connect, and bomb cards that must be played within a few turns of the stock once nothing lies on them. Every stage has its own table shape, and each clear earns up to three stars: one for the clear, one for cards kept in the stock and one for a long streak. Classic mode deals the classic three peaks. Keys: Tab and the arrow keys move between cards, Enter plays the chosen card, Space or D turns the stock, Z or Backspace undoes, H shows a hint. Points: 50 per card times the multiplier, 250 for the top card of a peak, 100 for a boulder and 100 for each card left in the stock at the end. Clearing any deal opens hard mode: no Undo, no Hint and a shorter stock.