When I initially learned how to play the game of Solitaire, I constantly found it almost impossible to actually get a round of the game finished. I could literally play for hours at a time on a single game and still never get a round completed properly.
Soon I discovered though, that winning hands of solitaire is indeed possible, you just need to know what your doing and have a touch of lady luck on your side aswell. The first things to learn in the journey to mastering solitaire will be the different terminologies used in the game. Let us start with the "Foundation". This is the 4 sets of spaces at the top of your game where you will pile up sets of suits, from ace (1) through to the king. Then there are the "Columns" which are the 7 stacks of cards (often staggered but not always) from which you play and build out your suits from king right down to ace (then moving into the foundation from the ace upwards), and finally the "Stockpile" which is the remaining cards in a pile which you will draw from when there is no more moves to make on the columns or foundation.
To help you on your journey a little more, here are a few tips to assist with mastering the game of solitaire.
Wait until every possible move is exhausted before dipping into the "StockPile". Try and get an ace into the foundation before turning over stockpile cards. This is not always possible, however if you always leave the stockpile cards until no possible moves are available, you will build your foundations quicker.
Proceed building around the 4 foundations if at all possible. During this early stage it may be that there are not many or any cards that can go into the foundation area, but it is the first thing you should try and do in every game.
Spend most time on your columns to start with. Sometimes you can swap stacks around, it is ok to move entire stacks from one column to another to get more cards exposed.
Try and work with your columns as much as possible. Sometimes moving around piles from one column to another is neccessary so as not to dip into the stockpile.
While there are still hidden cards in your columns, you must concentrate on exposing as much of the columns as possible. Try not to just build your columns downwards, instead try and think a few moves ahead and get more cards exposed.
Try and clear an entire column as quick as possible. This gives you space to place a king and start building out another column, it helps with getting more of your hidden cards exposed if you can have some empty columns.
Leave yourself with options as much as possible. Try not to get trapped by missing early reveals, always take turning a card over above placing a card in the stack.
And finally, the best advice:
Don't get disheartened by a few failures. Learning the tricks to master solitaire isnt going to happen overnight, and will take a lot of patience and practise. This game isn't easy and there will always be surprises but the more you play the better you will get at getting yourself out of sticky situations and quickly getting your cards to the foundation rows.