Eight Off

Eight Off is a variation of FreeCell Solitaire with four additional free cells.

How to Play Eight Off

Rules

Eight Off rules are very similar to FreeCell with few differences (highlighted):

• Tableau piles are built down in the same suit (e.g., a 9♠ on a 10♠).
• One card or a sequence of cards in the correct order can be moved as a group.
• Empty tableau spaces can be filled with a King.
• 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.
• Foundations are built up in the same suit from Ace to King.

Objective

The aim of Eight Off Solitaire is to transfer all cards to the four foundation piles, arranging each pile in ascending order by suit from Ace to King.

Setup

Eight Off Solitaire is nearly identical to classic FreeCell, with the main difference being the addition of 4 more free cells. The game uses a standard 52-card deck and is set up as follows:

• 48 cards are dealt face up into 8 tableau piles, with 6 cards in each pile.
• The remaining 4 cards are dealt to the first four free cells, 1 card each.
• There are 8 free cells located at the top left of the screen. Each cell can hold one card and is used for temporarily storing cards.
• There are 4 foundation cells located to the right of the tableau. The goal is to build these foundations up in suit from Ace to King.

Variations

There are multiple versions of classic FreeCell with slightly different rules and setups:

• FreeCell Two Decks - double the cards, foundations and free cells.
• Eight Off - has four additional free cells.
• Baker’s Game - tableaus are built down in the same suit.
• Seahaven Towers - more tableaus and free cells are dealt 2 cards in the beginning.