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Sea Towers Solitaire Online
Sea Towers spreads fifty face-up cards across ten columns of five, with the remaining two cards in cells. Two of the four cells begin empty. Build the tableau down by suit and complete four foundations from Ace to King.
Sea Towers rules: ten columns, four cells, exact suits
- Same-suit building: place a 7 of Spades on an 8 of Spades, not an 8 of another suit.
- One card per cell: move an exposed card into an empty cell and release it when a legal destination becomes available.
- Ordered packets: selected cards must descend by one rank in a single suit, within the moving limit allowed by your empty cells and spare columns.
- King spaces: only Kings or movable King-led packets enter empty tableau columns.
- All cards are dealt: there is no stock. An exposed Ace starts a foundation.
Work through Sea Towers’ restricted spaces
These simplified positions illustrate decisions in this game; they are not your current deal.
1. Two free cells support a three-card run
This limit counts empty cells. Sea Towers starts with four cells in total but only two available for storage. Moving a starting cell card to a foundation or tableau column gives you another empty cell.
2. Uncover a King before moving it into a gap
- Put the exposed 6 of Clubs in one cell.
- Put the now-exposed 4 of Hearts in the other cell.
- Move the King of Spades alone into the empty tableau column.
You freed the King, but used both cells. The original column is now empty, so the move shifted the gap rather than creating a second one. A Queen of Spades can build on the King if it becomes available; the two cell cards still need exits.
3. Do not count a space that does not exist yet
Now imagine a column containing exactly King, Queen, Jack, and 10 of Diamonds. There is one empty destination column and two empty cells. All other columns are occupied.
| Available cells | Spare empty columns, excluding the target | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | No: the limit is 3 cards |
| 3 | 0 | Yes: the limit is 4 cards |
The source column would become empty after the move, but that future space cannot help you perform it. The run satisfies the suit and King rules in both cases; the rejection in the first row is about capacity.
Keep separate plans for cells and King spaces
Scan the ten exposed column ends alongside the two occupied cells. A move that releases a cell can be useful even when it does not uncover another tableau card, because it increases the size of the packets you can move.
Separate two questions before making a packet move: does its first card fit the destination, and do you have enough spare space? A long same-suit run can satisfy the first rule but fail the second. An empty column also has its King restriction, so it is not a general parking place for a low card.
Common questions
Why does an empty column reject my correctly ordered run?
The run must begin with a King to use that column. It must also fit the moving limit, which excludes the empty destination from the count of spare empty columns. A run beginning with a Queen or lower card fails the King rule regardless of its length.
Are the cards behind an exposed card hidden information?
No. All tableau cards begin face up, so you can inspect the cards behind each exposed end. You still cannot take a buried card alone: its tail must move legally or be removed first.
Can I stack two cards inside a free cell?
No. Every cell holds one card. Even a two-card same-suit sequence needs a tableau destination; it cannot use one cell as a small column.
Check what the highlighted selection contains
The selected first card carries the full suited tail below it. A King that has mixed cards underneath is not selectable as a King-led run, even if an empty column is visible. Move those blockers individually, as in the example, then select the exposed King.
- Click or tap a card, then its destination. For a packet, select the first card you want to carry. Select it again to cancel. The message below the board explains the current selection or move.
- Undo reverses your last action. Hint highlights a legal action and describes it below the board; it does not calculate a complete winning route.
- New starts a fresh shuffle. Daily starts this game's dated challenge. Both replace the current board.
- Full Screen gives the board more room. On a narrow screen, scroll sideways inside the board to reach all its piles.
Compare related games
Eight Off offers eight cells, four initially empty, with the same King-only empty-column rule. Baker's Game allows any rank in an empty column. For alternating-color building, return to FreeCell.