All the cards are visible
Keep these points in mind. All cards are face up from the beginning. Simple Simon on lichoubao.com uses a single 52-card deck with four suits. There are ten tableau columns and no stock pile. The goal is four complete same-suit King-to-Ace sequences.
Read the opening pattern
A few details help explain this feature. 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.
Build down by rank
Keep these points in mind. Single-card placement does not require matching suits. 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.
Keep a descending suit sequence
A few details help explain this feature. A shorter same-suit segment at the bottom may offer a legal move. 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 visible card can remain blocked by cards beneath it.
Separate temporary builds
A few details help explain this feature. A mixed-suit descending build can serve as a temporary arrangement. Open columns can provide space for rearranging suit segments. A mixed build must be separated into legal groups before those groups can move. Planning where each segment can land helps avoid blocking a useful card.
Use an empty column
An empty column accepts any exposed card or legal same-suit group. 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.
Work with the visible cards
Keep these points in mind. A difficult position cannot receive another row of cards. Simple Simon has no stock-deal action. Undo and Replay provide ways to investigate a different sequence of decisions. All possible future arrangements depend on the cards already in the tableau.
Four runs finish the game
The following details apply here. 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. A descending sequence with a suit change does not count as complete. Collecting four runs clears all 52 cards.
Use the controls carefully
A few details help explain this feature. Random Simple Simon games are not claimed to be guaranteed solvable. New game deals a fresh face-up arrangement. Hint suggests a currently legal move rather than a complete solution. Replay returns to the same opening arrangement.
A separate saved game
Here are the details for this mode. My Statistics lists Simple Simon starts, wins and best completed results. Its saved position is separate from Spider and the other variants. Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear the local records. With saving enabled, Simple Simon stores its current game in this browser.