Solitaires Crime Stories and its clue-driven TriPeaks boards
This card-and-board game keeps you clearing face-up cards that sit one rank above or below the discard pile, so every move can open the next step in Springdale’s case. You move through colorful town scenes, character portraits, and clue reveals instead of a plain table layout, which gives each board a story payoff.
TriPeaks turns every clear into progress
The main rule is simple to read but easy to misread under pressure: pick a playable card, keep the chain going, and fall back to the stock pile when the board closes in. That stock pile choice matters because each draw changes your options, and the Solitaire tag fits the one-rank-up, one-rank-down rhythm.
If you like this style of level-by-level card clearing, Solitaire Story Tripeaks 4 and Kings and Queens Solitaire Tripeaks are the closest mechanical matches, while Best Classic Spider Solitaire leans more on planning than story.
Springdale’s mystery gives each board a payoff
Unlike a pure solitaire run, this one folds in investigation beats, so cleared layouts unlock another clue, a new conversation, or a fresh location. The Detective angle is what makes the progression feel tied to the town instead of just the cards.
Mouse clicks and a kitten side mode
You play with the left mouse button to interact with the UI, which keeps the controls direct on both desktop and mobile-friendly play in your browser. There is also a separate mode with Max the kitten, so you can switch pace without leaving the same card-clearing structure.
For another board-first take with light progression, Solitaire Garden shares the same solo-card pacing, but here the case file keeps the focus on Springdale’s clues.
Platform
Browser — desktop, mobile and tablet
Release
26 july 2024
Last Update
08 april 2026