Rendered over a few titles covering assortments of solitaire games, like in Greek Goddesses Solitaire, Accordion solitaire seems to focus on a single goal - to promote a brain-whacking challenge over a given set of cards, that presents itself with seemingly close to nothing chance of success. Same as with the usual type of play in solitaire games, players take part in sequencing, or piling them up on given orders to complete a session.

Unique in its own accord, Accordion Solitaire is played out in two accepted versions. In one variant, the cards are laid out one by one and are immediately put into play if possible. The number of cards to be laid out range from just one card to how many cards the width of the table can allow (usually a second or third row is constructed in the process). While practical, it also allows an element of surprise as the player does not know the next card to be dealt until all possible plays are exhausted.

In another variant, the cards are spread out in one line. While this variant allows for some tactics to be applied, it can prove to be cumbersome when played with a real deck. No matter the layout variant, the game is the same. A pile can be moved on top of another pile immediately to its left or separated to its left by two piles if the top cards of each pile have the same suit or rank. Gaps left behind are filled by moving piles to the left.

In the Accordion Solitaire, The stack is compressed by moving cards from right to left, placing them on top of other cards in the stack. To move a card within the stack, simply click on the card and then click on the card the moved card will cover. The moved card and the card it is placed upon must have the same suit or rank. The default options allow a card to be placed on top of a card immediately to its left or a card three cards to its left (there will be two cards between the moved card and its destination). When a card is moved, all other cards which the card has are moved along with it. The allowed intervals can be altered.

In accordion solitaire, the objective is to compress a spread-out deck so that only the topmost card is visible. Accordion is notoriously difficult to win using the standard rules, but some played out online or downloadable games have been added with features that should make victory attainable in one's lifetime (pun-intended). Nonetheless, a sole great tip we could furnish out of this game is for you to locate 4 cards with the same rank that are close and near the end of the layout. Try to get the 4 cards to the end of the layout. You do not want to cover them with other cards until the end of your game to achieve the sweet moment of victory.

To get you started practicing Accordion Solitiare, we would suggest to start with Greek Goddesses Solitaire, a great find from Big Fish Games, that hones challenging levels of the authentic counterpart of the many versions of Solitaire, including which - the Accordion Solitiare. We are compelled to suggest this game due to the fact that properly guides beginners to the original version of the game, as well as it values the legit form of the counterpart games.

On our next article on the series, we’ll tackle more solitaire versions, as well as the tactics to render better results in every session. Until then, happy card sequencing, and puzzle solving!