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FreeCell Solitaire - How to Play

Game Type
Freecell
Luck
Low
Difficulty
Medium
Game Time
Medium

FreeCell Solitaire game board setup.

Objective

The objective of FreeCell Solitaire is to move all cards to the four foundation piles, building each pile up in suit from Ace to King.

Setup

  • All cards are dealt face up into 8 tableau piles. The first four piles each get 7 cards, and the last four piles each get 6 cards.
  • There are 4 free cells located at the top left of the screen. These cells can hold one card each and are used for temporarily storing cards.
  • There are 4 foundation cells located at the top right of the screen. The goal is to build these foundations up in suit from Ace to King.

Rules

  • Tableau piles are built down in suit by alternating color (e.g., a 9♥️ on a 10♠).
  • Only the top card from each tableau can be moved at a time(with an exception for our online version, see below).
  • You can temporarily move cards to free cells to unlock more cards. Each free cell can hold at most one card.
  • Cards in the free cells can be moved to the foundation piles or back to the tableau piles.
  • Any card can be placed on an empty tableau cell.
  • Foundations are built up in the same suit from Ace to King.