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