Upstart Patience
Upstart Patience is an aces high 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 game with four piles in a ring, where a top card is discarded when a higher card of its suit sits next door. A bench in the middle holds one card and is next door to every pile, the next four cards lie face up before each deal, and the goal is to finish with only the four aces. A solver checks every deal before it is dealt, so each one can be won.
How to play
- Tap the deck to deal one card onto each pile of the ring
- Tap a top card when a higher card of its suit tops a pile next door, not across. Aces are high
- The bench in the middle holds one card and is next door to every pile
- An empty pile takes any top card
- Finish with only the four aces. Undo and Hint are free
The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.
Controls
- Tap an outranked top card to discard it
- Tap a card, then an empty pile or the bench
- Tap the deck to deal four
- Arrows and Enter
- D deal
- U undo
- H hint
Tips
- Park a high card such as a king or an ace on the bench, since it then outranks lower cards of its suit on all four piles.
- Look at the next four cards before you deal, and empty a pile first when a low card is about to land on a card you need.
- The lowest card of a suit still in play can never help another discard, so send it away as soon as it can go.
Which piles count as next door?
Each pile has two neighbours round the ring: the pile beside it and the pile above or below it. The pile across the ring does not count. The bench in the middle counts as next door to all four piles, and aces rank above kings.
Can every deal of Upstart Patience be won?
Yes. Before a deal is shown, a solver plays it with the whole deck in view and keeps it only once it has discarded all 48 cards that are not aces. Undo is free, and Hint uses the same solver to show the next move of a winning line.
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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