Seven Stairs
Seven Stairs is a patience card game that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player. It has a daily challenge, the same for everyone that day.
A patience where seven stairs build down in alternating colours and four homes build up by suit. The 24 spare cards lie face up in three fans of eight, the top of each free to play, and once a deal you may flip one fan. Every deal is checked by a solver before it is dealt, so each one can be won.
How to play
- Drag a card onto one a rank higher in the other colour
- Or tap a card, then tap its place. Tap a card twice to send it to its best place
- The top card of each fan is free to play
- Aces go home at the top left; build each suit up to the king
- Once a deal you may flip a fan to turn it round. Undo and Hint are free
The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.
Controls
- Drag, or tap a card then its place
- Tap a card twice to send it to its best place
- Arrows and Enter
- U undo
- H hint
- F flip a fan
Tips
- Each fan holds eight cards and only its top one plays, so look for low cards buried near a fan's bottom before you spend the one flip.
- Turn over the 21 face-down stair cards early: a move that uncovers one usually beats a move that only shuffles face-up cards.
- Only a king may start an empty stair, so empty one when a king is waiting on a fan or deep in another stair.
Can every deal in Seven Stairs be won?
Yes. Before a deal is shown, a solver plays it through with full knowledge of the face-down cards and keeps it only if all 52 cards reach home. Only about one shuffle in eighteen passes, which is why the game briefly shows it is shuffling.
What does flipping a fan do?
It turns one fan of eight round, so its bottom card becomes the playable top card and the rest follow in reverse. You get one flip per deal, on whichever fan you choose, and Undo takes it back if you change your mind.
About this game
Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 9, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.
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