Thirteen Up strategy
Thirteen Up starts all four suit foundations on Twos. Its four tableau columns build down in the same suit with rank wraparound. The thirteen-card reserve shows only its top, the stock draws one card at a time, and only two waste recycles are available.
Last updated: September 2026
Keep a route within each suit
A tableau card can land only on the next higher rank of its own suit. The first foundation target in each suit is its Three. Before placing a reserve or waste card, check whether it covers the same-suit landing card needed to free another card.
Constructed move: Seven of Hearts covers a useful card and Eight of Hearts tops another column. Moving the Seven onto the Eight exposes the covered card. An Eight of Spades cannot receive the heart Seven, even though it has the right rank.
Spend the two recycles on changed access
A one-card draw exposes one new waste top. Once the stock empties, its waste may be recycled at most twice. Compare the visible reserve top, tableau transfers, and foundation moves before drawing over a useful waste card. If a full pass has not changed a landing place or foundation top, another pass through the same cards may have little value.
The Canfield guide explains reserve access and wrapping ranks. Thirteen Up's fixed Two bases, same-suit columns, and capped recycles require this separate plan.