All the cards are visible
Simple Simon on zxhyhb.com uses a single 52-card deck with four suits. All cards are face up from the beginning. The goal is four complete same-suit King-to-Ace sequences. There are ten tableau columns and no stock pile.
A wide starting tableau
The following details apply here. 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. The remaining columns contain seven, six, five, four, three, two and one cards.
Find a receiving card
Here are the details for this mode. A King needs an empty column because no higher rank exists. An exposed card can land on a card exactly one rank higher. An Ace is the lowest rank and cannot receive another card. Single-card placement does not require matching suits.
Move matching groups
Keep these points in mind. A visible card can remain blocked by cards beneath it. Being face up does not make every multi-card group movable. A group moves together only when its selected cards descend in the same suit. A shorter same-suit segment at the bottom may offer a legal move.
Manage suit changes
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. Planning where each segment can land helps avoid blocking a useful card.
Use an empty column
The following details apply here. A King-led group cannot land on a nonempty column. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings. Spare columns can help you reconnect separated parts of one suit. An empty column accepts any exposed card or legal same-suit group.
Work with the visible cards
A few details help explain this feature. A difficult position cannot receive another row of cards. Simple Simon has no stock-deal action. All possible future arrangements depend on the cards already in the tableau. Undo and Replay provide ways to investigate a different sequence of decisions.
Complete the suits
Here are the details for this mode. A descending sequence with a suit change does not count as complete. Collecting four runs clears all 52 cards. 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
The following details apply here. Hint suggests a currently legal move rather than a complete solution. New game deals a fresh face-up arrangement. Random Simple Simon games are not claimed to be guaranteed solvable. Replay returns to the same opening arrangement.
Keep your progress
The following details apply here. My Statistics lists Simple Simon starts, wins and best completed results. Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear the local records. With saving enabled, Simple Simon stores its current game in this browser. Its saved position is separate from Spider and the other variants.