Rules
How to play Elevens Solitaire
Clear a nine-card grid with pairs totaling eleven and jack-queen-king trios.
Remove two number cards when their ranks total eleven.
Remove a jack, queen, and king together as a three-card set.
Aces count as one.
Immediately fill empty grid spaces from stock.
How to win
Remove the entire deck in valid pairs and court trios.
Physical deck
Set up the table
Use the steps below to play this rules version with ordinary cards and no screen.
- Deal nine cards face up in a three-by-three grid.
- Keep the remaining cards face down as stock.
Elevens Solitaire opening deal
These counts summarize the opening table; follow the numbered steps above for exact placement and overlap.
- Stock
- 1 pile43 cards · 0 face up
- Three-by-three grid
- 9 piles9 cards · 9 face up
Strategy
Strategy for Elevens Solitaire
Check number pairs before committing a court trio.
Track which complements are still likely in stock.
Avoid using the only court rank that completes another visible trio without comparing options.
Common mistakes
- Pairing a face card with a number card.
- Removing only two court cards.
- Forgetting that ace counts as one.
Sources & variant
The chosen rules, documented
This playable beta uses rules version 1.0.0. The references below support this version; other tables may use different redeal, wrapping, movement, or scoring rules. A saved deal always keeps the rules it began with.