diff --git a/solitaire_core/src/game_state.rs b/solitaire_core/src/game_state.rs
index 8b26a14..1c0c18a 100644
--- a/solitaire_core/src/game_state.rs
+++ b/solitaire_core/src/game_state.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl GameState {
             is_auto_completable: false,
             undo_count: 0,
             recycle_count: 0,
-            take_from_foundation: false,
+            take_from_foundation: true,
             schema_version: GAME_STATE_SCHEMA_VERSION,
             undo_stack: VecDeque::new(),
         }
@@ -1408,9 +1408,9 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn take_from_foundation_disabled_by_default() {
+    fn take_from_foundation_enabled_by_default() {
         let g = setup_take_from_foundation_game();
-        assert!(!g.take_from_foundation, "take_from_foundation is off by default (non-standard rule)");
+        assert!(g.take_from_foundation, "take_from_foundation is on by default (standard Klondike rule)");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/solitaire_wasm/src/lib.rs b/solitaire_wasm/src/lib.rs
index 7cf436d..2eef52a 100644
--- a/solitaire_wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/solitaire_wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -366,10 +366,9 @@ impl SolitaireGame {
         } else {
             DrawMode::DrawOne
         };
-        let mut game = GameState::new_with_mode(seed as u64, dm, GameMode::Classic);
-        // The web client has no settings layer; enable standard Klondike rule unconditionally.
-        game.take_from_foundation = true;
-        SolitaireGame { game }
+        SolitaireGame {
+            game: GameState::new_with_mode(seed as u64, dm, GameMode::Classic),
+        }
     }
 
     /// Full pile snapshot as a JS object.