Addiction Solitaire Rules Explained + Easy, Hard & Mini Versions

Addiction Solitaire Rules Explained — Full Guide + Your Game Versions Addiction Solitaire is a classic single-player card game that blends strategy, planning, and careful decision-making. In this game, there are no automatic sequences or simple moves: each card placement matters, and every empty space (gap) is a tactical opportunity. What Is Addiction Solitaire? Addiction Solitaire (also known as “Gaps Solitaire”) is played with a standard 52-card deck. Your goal is to organize cards by suit and rank using gaps to reorder sequences correctly. ...

January 14, 2026

Daily Challenges in Solitaire: How to Keep Players Coming Back Without Fatigue

Daily challenges have become a standard feature in modern solitaire games. They encourage habit, create routine, and give players a reason to return every day. But they also come with a common risk: repetition fatigue. Many daily solitaire implementations rely on a fixed checklist of tasks—win a game, don’t use hints, finish under X minutes. While effective at first, this approach quickly feels mechanical. Players stop engaging thoughtfully and start “clearing the task” instead. ...

December 21, 2025

World Tour Solitaire now available on Cardgame.com, the solitaire specialist portal by Zygomatic

Catafractum is proud to announce that World Tour Solitaire, our innovative Klondike Solitaire with a unique narrative, is now available to play on Cardgame.com — the leading portal for solitaire games, operated by Zygomatic. Cardgame.com is renowned for its curated selection of solitaire titles and its commitment to quality gameplay. With this release, World Tour Solitaire joins a portfolio of top-tier games, offering players a fresh experience that blends classic mechanics with storytelling through in-game Instagram and WhatsApp. ...

November 28, 2025

How We Built a Klondike Solver to Bring Premium Features to HTML5 Solitaire

For years, Microsoft’s Solitaire Collection set the gold standard for digital card games. Features like guaranteed solvable decks and selectable difficulty levels gave players a sense of fairness and challenge that most web-based solitaires simply couldn’t match. At Catafractum, we asked ourselves a simple question: why shouldn’t HTML5 solitaire players enjoy the same premium experience? The answer led us down a fascinating technical path: developing our own Klondike solver from scratch. ...

September 5, 2025