♠ Solitars

(Addiction)

Q H
6 C
J H
J S
5 C
6 D
Q C
3 C
7 S
4 D
10 D
10 H
2 C
9 D
Q S
4 S
J C
8 D
9 S
2 H
5 S
2 D
7 C
K D
5 D
8 S
9 H
4 H
K S
2 S
J D
Q D
K H
9 C
3 S
5 H
10 S
3 H
6 S
8 H
7 H
4 C
6 H
K C
3 D
8 C
10 C
7 D

How to play Addiction

Also called Gaps: 52 cards in four rows, with four gaps where the Aces were. Order each row from 2 to King, by suit.

History & origin of Addiction

Addiction — also known as Gaps or Montana — is a solitaire of arrangement: the 52 cards lie in four rows and, once the four Aces are removed, four gaps remain. The goal is to order each row from 2 to King, by suit.

Unlike most solitaires, nothing is stacked here: you slide cards into the gaps by a simple rule, trying to line up complete sequences. The name “Addiction” comes precisely from how easy it is to want “just one more try.”

The limited reshuffles give it a strategic edge: when the game stalls, you may shuffle the out-of-place cards again — but only a set number of times.

Facts about Addiction

  • Also called Gaps or Montana — the name changes, the idea is the same: fill the gaps.
  • Nothing is stacked here: you arrange four rows from 2 to King, by suit.
  • A gap takes the card one rank above and the same suit as the card to its left; gaps at the far left accept any 2.
  • Reshuffles are limited — when you stall, you have a set number of chances to shuffle again.

How to play Addiction step by step

  1. Goal: order the four rows from 2 to King, each by suit.
  2. The 52 cards sit in four rows; at the start the four Aces are removed, leaving four gaps.
  3. A gap is filled by the card one rank above and the SAME suit as the card to its left.
  4. Gaps at the far left of a row accept any 2 (the start of the sequence).
  5. Click a card to move it to the gap that accepts it.
  6. Stuck? Reshuffle the out-of-place cards — but you have only a limited number of chances.