Cheery Chimp

An original solitaire — build every suit from both ends until it meets in the middle.

The goal

Each suit has two foundations: an up pile that climbs from the Ace, and a down pile that descends from the King. A suit is finished when the two runs meet — together they hold all thirteen cards. Converge all four suits and you win.

A23 →  …  ← JQK

The table

• All 52 cards are dealt face-up into eight columns — nothing is hidden.
• Up top: the eight foundations, grouped as four suit pairs (up and down), plus your free cells (four to start).
• Columns build down by suit — a card goes onto one of the same suit, one rank higher (a 7♠ onto an 8♠).

Moving cards

1. Drag a card — or a same-suit descending run — onto a column, a free cell, or a foundation. Valid landing spots light up as you drag.
2. Tap a card to send it straight to a foundation. If it fits both directions, it takes the up pile.
3. A free cell parks one card. Empty a column and any card can start it fresh.
4. Use Auto to sweep every available card up to the foundations, Undo to take a move back, and Hint if you're stuck.

How to think about it

• Get Aces and Kings out early — they seed both directions and unlock everything.
• Every middle card faces a fork: feed the climbing run or the descending one. That choice sets where the suit will meet.
• The down piles fill easily — they match your descending columns. The up piles are the squeeze: their low cards get buried, so plan the digs that free them.

Difficulty

More free cells, more breathing room. Four is a real challenge that's still winnable with good planning; bump it to five, six, or seven in Settings for an easier game.