Classic variant
Weavers Solitaire
Weavers uses weaving-workshop terminology: a twelve-pile loom plus a shuttle exile pile, with all foundations starting from kings and building down by suit.
Select a playable card, then click a highlighted foundation. Use Weave when no direct move is available.
Exile / Shuttle
Weavers: 12 loom piles and eight king-based foundations built down by suit, with weaving and redeals.
Foundation progress: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
How to play
- Eight foundations begin on kings and build down by suit.
- The loom has twelve piles; only top cards are playable.
- When no direct move is available, weave from the shuttle (exile) pile.
- Foundation reversals between same-suit foundations are allowed when legal.
- Use redeals sparingly to reach a full foundation finish.
What is Weavers?
Weavers is a patience game that shares the weaving mechanic with Leoni’s Own. The weaving operation — placing a packet of cards alternately over and under an existing pile to create a predictable interleaved order — is how the stock is processed and how new cards become accessible. Weavers uses twelve loom piles (instead of Leoni’s Own’s smaller layout) and foundations that start on Kings, building downward to Ace by suit.
Full rules
One 52-card deck. Twelve loom piles are the primary working area. A weaving operation processes stock cards into the loom piles by alternating over/under placement, producing a deterministic card order. Top cards of loom piles are available to play to foundations. Foundations start on Kings and build downward to Ace by suit. Win when all 52 cards reach the four foundations.
Weaving and the King-downward foundation
Kings starting the foundations (rather than Aces) inverts the foundation priority compared to most patience games. Instead of racing to find Aces first, Weavers prioritizes surfacing Kings through the weaving sequence, then building the foundation downward.
The predictability of the weaving operation means the sequence in which cards surface can be calculated or anticipated. Choosing how to initiate each weaving pass — based on which foundation ranks are currently needed — is the primary strategic decision.
Twelve loom piles vs. Leoni’s Own
Leoni’s Own uses a smaller layout with Ace-to-King (ascending) foundations. Weavers uses twelve loom piles and King-to-Ace (descending) foundations. The larger loom layout gives more working positions but requires tracking more simultaneously active card sequences. The descending foundation rule means mid-game dynamics feel different: Queens are the first cards needed after Kings, not 2s.
Related weaving games
- Leoni’s Own — same weaving mechanic; ascending foundations; smaller layout
- Virginia Reel — deterministic card sequencing; different format