Watch the shuffle reveal its result.
Royal Flush is a mechanical patience game. Once a deal begins, every action follows the rules automatically. This guide helps you follow the process and understand the result.
Last updated: September 2026
Read the target and the active pile
The target display starts without a suit. Once the first qualifying card appears, it shows the five ranks being sought in that suit. The outlined pile is the next one to search; completed piles show the card where their search stopped.
The count below a pile includes the visible card and all cards beneath it. A pile headed by a target card may still conceal several unwanted cards.
Follow a search
Suppose the target is hearts and a turned-up pile reads 7 of Clubs, Queen of Spades, Jack of Hearts, 2 of Diamonds, Ace of Hearts from top to bottom. The search discards the Seven and the Queen, then stops at the Jack. The Two and Ace remain beneath it.
Searching farther would change the game. The button stops at the required point, and the status message tells you how many cards were discarded.
Collection order matters
This version gathers the face-up piles from right to left, turns the assembled packet face down, and deals across the next round. The deck is shuffled only at the beginning.
The linked rules also describe a convention that turns individual piles face down before collection. That produces a different order. When comparing a physical deal with this game, use the collection convention stated here.
Understand the final reveal
Five target cards alone make a win. Their order does not matter. An extra card behind the stopping point makes a loss, even if all five target cards are present.
The final display lays out the remaining pile from top to bottom. Undo lets you return to the position before that search and inspect how it arose; replaying the same action leads to the same result.
There is no winning move to choose
Hints explain the next required action. They do not search for a better path, because this game has no alternative legal path. A new seed changes the shuffle; faster play, pauses, and repeated restarts do not change its outcome.
For a game where removal choices matter, try Royal Marriage. For another fixed-action game, try Clock or Perpetual Motion.