All the cards are visible
A few details help explain this feature. There are ten tableau columns and no stock pile. The goal is four complete same-suit King-to-Ace sequences. Simple Simon on penfedsp.com uses a single 52-card deck with four suits. All cards are face up from the beginning.
A wide starting tableau
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. All 52 cards are placed in the tableau at the start.
Build down by rank
Keep these points in mind. Single-card placement does not require matching suits. An Ace is the lowest rank and cannot receive another card. An exposed card can land on a card exactly one rank higher. A King needs an empty column because no higher rank exists.
Move matching groups
Here are the details for this mode. 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
Open columns can provide space for rearranging suit segments. A mixed-suit descending build can serve as a temporary arrangement. 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.
Create room to rearrange
The following details apply here. You do not have to reserve empty columns for Kings. An empty column accepts any exposed card or legal same-suit group. Spare columns can help you reconnect separated parts of one suit. A King-led group cannot land on a nonempty column.
There is no stock
Keep these points in mind. Undo and Replay provide ways to investigate a different sequence of decisions. A difficult position cannot receive another row of cards. Simple Simon has no stock-deal action. All possible future arrangements depend on the cards already in the tableau.
Complete the suits
The following details apply here. Each collected run must contain one suit in order from King down to Ace. A descending sequence with a suit change does not count as complete. Collecting four runs clears all 52 cards. A full qualifying run is removed automatically at the bottom of a column.
Study a visible puzzle
Here are the details for this mode. Replay returns to the same opening arrangement. Random Simple Simon games are not claimed to be guaranteed solvable. Hint suggests a currently legal move rather than a complete solution. New game deals a fresh face-up arrangement.
A separate saved game
Keep these points in mind. Its saved position is separate from Spider and the other variants. With saving enabled, Simple Simon stores its current game in this browser. My Statistics lists Simple Simon starts, wins and best completed results. Use Privacy & Cookie Settings to manage or clear the local records.