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Sneaky Solitaire Game Board and Controls
How the Game Board Is Laid Out
Sneaky Solitaire renders a full Klondike game inside a spreadsheet grid, one of the best games to play at work that look like work. The cell coordinates use standard spreadsheet notation (rows are numbered, columns are lettered), so a quick glance reads like any other data sheet while you play solitaire at work without getting caught. Not familiar with standard Klondike? Read the official Klondike solitaire rules first.
Row 1 (A1–I1)
Stock, Waste, and Foundation piles
S1
Stock: has cards to draw
(S1)
Stock: empty, can be recycled for another pass
(W1) (W2) (W3)
Waste: empty spot
(F1)–(F4)
Foundation: empty pile; Ace goes here to start
Rows 2–3 (A2, C3–I3)
Draw mode and column-select buttons
A2
Shows current draw mode; double-click to toggle Draw 1 ↔ Draw 3
▼ 1–▼ 7
Select all playable cards in the corresponding maneuver column
Rows 4+ (C4–I4)
The seven maneuver columns (tableau)
(C1)–(C7)
Maneuver column spot is empty
C1–C7
Maneuver column spot holds a face-down card
Face-up cards
Show card rank and suit like A-H or K-S
Row 8 (A8)
Click to undo the last move (greyed out when there is nothing to undo)
Row 10 (A10)
Double-click to replay the same initial deal.
Row 23 (A23)
Click to toggle the control help / instructions overlay
The game uses a 22-column × 39-row grid. The extra rows and columns outside the play area are filled with random placeholder data when the game is hidden, reinforcing the spreadsheet disguise.
Controls
d
Draw from stock
z / ctrl+z
Undo the last move (one move deep; also available as the A8 cell)
q w e r
Jump to / place in foundation stacks 1–4
f
Place selected card in foundation
enter
Place selected cards at cursor
arrow keys
Move the cursor around the grid
tab/shift-tab
Move the cursor around the playable spots
1–7
Move cursor to the bottom of that column; press again to cycle the selection: 1 card, the whole exposed block, then shrink to none and repeat
shift + 1–7
Select all visible cards in that column
0
Select the rightmost waste card
space
Toggle selection on the cell under cursor
esc
Deselect selected cards
c
Toggle control help overlay
h
Hide / reveal the board (Boss key to enable the spreadsheet disguise)
b
Toggle bold edges on exposed cards
m
Toggle suit symbols on/off
k
Toggle skinny columns: compact game board on a full-width sheet
s
Toggle the solver on/off; the A12 cell shows ✓ when it is on and ✗ when it is off
Stock single-click
Draw cards to waste (if stock non-empty)
Stock double-click
Pass (recycle waste to stock) then immediately draw
Column ▼ button
Select all visible cards in that column; same column deselects
Cell A2 double-click
Toggle Draw 3 ↔ Draw 1
Single-click (no selection)
Stock: draw · Waste: select · Maneuver: select downward · Foundation: select top
Single-click (has selection)
Place at cursor · deselects if illegal · foundation cards need double-click
Double-click (no selection)
Move card to foundation
Double-click (foundation selected)
Place foundation card at cursor · deselects if illegal
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