The Hold Slot is a powerful feature that allows you to temporarily store a card from the Discard Pile for later use. This can help you strategically manage your cards and improve your chances of clearing the tableau!
Using the Hold Slot
- If the Hold Slot is empty, simply tap it to move the top card from the Discard Pile into the Hold Slot. The card beneath it becomes the new top card of the Discard Pile.
- Now, you can collect a card that matches the top card of the Discard Pile, or the card in the Hold Slot.
Here's an example: Let's say the top card in the Discard Pile is a 3, and you decide to store it. Tap the Hold Slot to move the 3 card there. Now, the next card in the Discard Pile, say a King, becomes active. This means you can collect a Queen or an Ace (matching the King), or a 2 or a 4 (matching the 3).
Pro tip
- Use the Hold Slot to save key cards that might help you complete streaks or clear difficult cards later in the game.
- As the Hold Slot allows you to reactivate the previous card in the Discard Pile, you can clear doubles! Imagine you have a Queen (Q) in the Discard Pile and two Kings (K) in the tableau. First, you clear one King (K), making it the active card in the Discard Pile. Then, by moving this King (K) to the Hold Slot, the Queen (Q) in the Discard Pile is revealed again and can now be matched with the remaining King (K) in the tableau.