All the cards are visible
A few details help explain this feature. There are ten tableau columns and no stock pile. All cards are face up from the beginning. Simple Simon on jxjinxi.com uses a single 52-card deck with four suits. The goal is four complete same-suit King-to-Ace sequences.
Read the opening pattern
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. No hidden cards remain to be turned over later. The first three opening columns contain eight cards each.
Build down by rank
An Ace is the lowest rank and cannot receive another card. An exposed card can land on a card exactly one rank higher. A King needs an empty column because no higher rank exists. Single-card placement does not require matching suits.
Keep a descending suit sequence
A few details help explain this feature. A group moves together only when its selected cards descend in the same suit. Being face up does not make every multi-card group movable. A visible card can remain blocked by cards beneath it. A shorter same-suit segment at the bottom may offer a legal move.
Manage suit changes
Keep these points in mind. Planning where each segment can land helps avoid blocking a useful card. 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. Open columns can provide space for rearranging suit segments.
Use an empty column
The following details apply here. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings. An empty column accepts any exposed card or legal same-suit group. Spare columns can help you reconnect separated parts of one suit. A King-led group cannot land on a nonempty column.
There is no stock
Here are the details for this mode. Simple Simon has no stock-deal action. All possible future arrangements depend on the cards already in the tableau. A difficult position cannot receive another row of cards. Undo and Replay provide ways to investigate a different sequence of decisions.
Four runs finish the game
Here are the details for this mode. Collecting four runs clears all 52 cards. A descending sequence with a suit change does not count as complete. Each collected run must contain one suit in order from King down to Ace. A full qualifying run is removed automatically at the bottom of a column.
Study a visible puzzle
Random Simple Simon games are not claimed to be guaranteed solvable. Replay returns to the same opening arrangement. New game deals a fresh face-up arrangement. Hint suggests a currently legal move rather than a complete solution.
A separate saved game
Here are the details for this mode. 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. Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear the local records.