Free Online Freecell Solitaire Video Game

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Starting Your Game

After the loading progress has reacched 100% click on the white and black start button. This will load the game's welcome screen. Click on the blue and white button in the bottom ceter of the game's welcome screen to start your game.

The game interface offers four buttons in the upper right corner: new deal, how to play, sound control, and exit game.

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Game Features

Our Freecell Solitaire game automatically deals your cards to the Tableau. If you do not like a deal, or you are stuck on a game, you can click the new deal button near the top center of the screen. This game allows you to shuffle through the reserve pile an unlimited number of times. 

Your current score and number of moves is shown at the top left of the screen. This game has a control menu on the top right. Replay hand, help, turn sound on or off and restart game. 

Compete Against Other Players!

Expand Your Play

This game saves your high score on your local computer. We also offer multiple other versions of Freecell Solitaire where you can submit your score to the high score board and see how well you rank among millions of players around the world!

More Free Online Freecell Solitaire Games

• Freecell Solitaire - similar to the game on this page, but you can compare your score against millions of other players.
• Blind Freecell - all cards on the tableau above the bottom row are dealt face down & 4 cards are dealt to the free cells.
• Classic Freecell - single-level 10 minute game.
• Daily Freecell - a new game everyday
• Baker's Game
• Double Freecell - two decks
• Free Cell - no frills basic single-level game with a 30 minute time limit.
• Freecell Christmas - single deck 10-minute game with beautiful holiday aesthetic and music.
• Freecell Duplex - think of this game as double Freecell. This game has a single 20-minute level with 8 foundations and 8 free cells. Cards are dealt to 12 piles on the tableau.
• Freecell Extreme - 4-level game with a 15-minute time level on each. As you advance through the levels each level has one fewer free cell than the level prior.
• Freecell Klondike - This is a hybrid between the two games with a single level and a 7-minute time limit.
• Freecell Summer Holiday - tropical themed single-round game with a 10-minute limit.
• Medieval Freecell - see how quickly you can beat a random level or choose to play any 1,000,000 different levels.
• One Cell - brutally difficult
• Penguin - like a suit-based modified freecell with more free cells & the need to build foundations from an arbitrary number in the middle of the deck.
• Russian Freecell - somewhat similar to regular freecell except only around half the cards are turned over initially & a freecell is removed after each round.
• Sea Tower - 3 timed levels. On each level 2 cards are already dealt to the free cells. The remaining cards are dealt to the tableau across 10 columns.
• Spider Freecell - 2 of the 4 free cells come pre-filled. You can move sequential runs of cards even if the free cells are full, provided the descending cards alternate suit color.
• Stronghold - starts off with 4 free cells and has one less for each level until they final level only has 1.
• Two Cell - like freecell but with 2 empty cells
• Three Cell - like freecell but with 3 empty cells
• Yukon Freecell - a popular version of freecell with 7 columns on the tableau & the top 5 cards shown face up on each of the 6 tableau columns

The above games allow you to submit your high score.

Game Design

The playing field is organized with eight columns on the Tableau. All 52 cards are dealt into the game space.

Game Scoring

• You start with 500 points. 
• Every move is -1 points. 
• Try to complete the game with as many points as possible! 

Layout

• The 4 Foundations are on the right. 
• The 4 free cells are on the left. 
• All cards are dealt into the game space.  

A Beginner's Guide To Freecell Solitaire

If you’ve played traditional Classic Solitaire, and looking to play one of the fun variations, you might want to take a look at Freecell Solitaire. 

Freecell Solitaire differs from Classic Solitaire in that the cards are dealt face-up. Also, unlike more challenging versions, such as Spider Solitaire, very few Freecell Solitaire games are unsolvable. 

In this article, we’ll look at: 

• The history of Freecell
• How to play for beginners
• Advanced strategy
• Alternative versions of the game

The History Of Freecell Solitaire

Solitaire, in its original form, emerged in the 1700s in northern Europe and was widely known as “Patience”. The game didn’t make its way across the Atlantic to the USA until 1870 where it became known as “Klondike Solitaire”, then just “Solitaire”. 

Freecell Solitaire is based on a 1968 version of Solitaire, called Eight Off. Eight Off then led to a variant called Bakers Off. In 1978, it was adapted for play on a computer. Instead of matching by suits, cards were matched by color, and thus Freecell was born.   

Freecell has been included with every popular Windows Operating system since 1995. 

How To Play Freecell Solitaire

“FreeCell” features four empty spaces, or cells, that are used for the temporary storage of cards. The FreeCells can be used to store single cards.

FreeCell is “open” in that the cards are dealt face up at the start of the game. This means that nearly every game can be won as players can plan their moves ahead.

Like Solitaire, the goal of the game is to stack cards into sequences. These sequences are based on suits and rank.  For example, the cards will be stacked K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A with other cards of identical suits.  

How Do You Deal? 

Use a standard deck of 52 cards. Start by placing the cards in eight piles. All of the cards should be face up. Four of the piles will have seven cards and the rest will have six. 

These columns are called the “Tableau” or “Table”. 

Above the Tableau leave spaces for four “Foundation” piles. Also leave space for four “free cells”.  

In computer versions of the game, this layout is created for you. 

How Do You Move Cards? 

Start your Foundation piles as soon as possible. Move any Aces to a Foundation. Once you place a card on a Foundation pile, you cannot put it back in your Tableau or into one of of your free cells.

Your goal is to build Foundation piles, one for each suit, from Ace to King. 

What Are The Differences Between Freecell Solitaire And Classic Solitaire? 

In Classic Solitaire your goal is to turn all cards face up. In Freecell, the cards are all showing. 

Freecell adds “cells” as an option for moving cards. No other traditional version of Solitaire allows this. 

Hoye's Rules of Games suggests without using any undo moves players should be able to win roughly 1 in 30 turn 3 Classic Solitaire games. Extensive use of the undo button or playing in turn 1 mode can dramatically lift the odds of winning to above 80%.

In Freecell, almost all games are winnable by players with a good skill level.   

Why is it called Freecell Solitaire? 

Freecell Solitaire adds “free cells” that allow players a further option for moving cards. These cells are in addition to Foundation piles, as seen in traditional Solitaire games. 

How To Setup The Freecell Solitaire Game Space

The online version will set up the game-space for you. The Freecell Solitaire game space consists of these elements: 

A Table, or Tableau. These are either empty spaces or feature cards that are temporarily stored before being discarded. Create eight columns of cards in these spaces, face up. 

All 52 cards are used in the columns. 

The Foundations. Spaces where you move the sequences of cards.  

The four cell spaces.  

The Table Or Tableau

The Table is formed by eight piles of cards. The piles are built from left to right. After the deck has been shuffled, eight cards are dealt to each column, except the first four columns, which receive one more card than the rest. 

The Foundations

The Foundations are the piles onto which you arrange the Table stacks. 

The Free Cells

The four cells which you can also use to hold cards. 

Game Rules 

The rules of Freecell Solitaire are:

• The game is played with one deck.
• Eight rows of cards are dealt to form the Tableau columns.
• All 52 cards are used. 
• Building is carried out in the Tableau columns. 
• You can use the four cells to hold a card each. 
• You may move any exposed card from the end of a Tableau column to another Tableau column if it creates a descending sequence, so long as the color of the card being placed is different to the card it is being placed upon. 
• You may also move a packed descending sequence of cards as a group to another Tableau column.  
• When you manage to create a descending sequence of cards from King to Ace of the same suit it is transferred to the Foundation pile.
• The game is won when all cards are moved to the Foundation piles. 

Scoring 

The fewer moves, the better your score. This isn’t important for the single player game as your aim is simply to clear the Table, however if you’re playing against others in an online tournament, the least moves or fastest time is how the winner would be decided. 

In computer tournaments, each player is typically given decks in the same shuffled order so that each player must play the game from the same starting position. 

Freecell Solitaire Strategy

Freecell is a strategic game. Unlike other variations of Solitaire, most games are winnable if you play well. 

Examine the Tableau carefully before making any moves. Plan your moves ahead. 

Free up all the Aces, especially if they are buried behind the higher cards. Move them to the Foundation cells as early as possible.

Once all free cells are filled, you will have little room to manoeuvre. So use them wisely. Make sure you play any alternative options first. 

Try to create empty columns. Empty columns are more valuable than free cells as each empty column can be used to store a sequence, as opposed to just a single card. 

If possible, fill an empty column with a long descending sequence that begins with a King.

Freecell Solitaire FAQs

What happens if you get stuck? 

You lose the game. Always try to keep as many options open as you can. Maintaining options is the key to winning Freecell Solitaire. 

How many cards are used? 

Freecell Solitaire uses a standard deck of 52 playing cards. 

Are Aces high or low? 

The Ace is low in Freecell Solitaire. The King is high.

What Are the Chances Of Winning?

Almost all games of FreeCell Solitaire are winnable. Unwinnable games are only eight out of a million.

Aret there any alternative versions?

There are a few different versions of Freecell Solitaire. Other names and versions include:

• Seahaven Towers
• Penguin
• Stalactites
• ForeCell
• Antares 

Some variations are played with fewer free cells or with cards dealt face down or hidden. We offer players dozens of different options. :)

• Freecell Solitaire - similar to the game on this page, but you can compare your score against millions of other players.
• Blind Freecell - all cards on the tableau above the bottom row are dealt face down & 4 cards are dealt to the free cells.
• Classic Freecell - single-level 10 minute game.
• Daily Freecell - a new game everyday
• Baker's Game
• Double Freecell - two decks
• Free Cell - no frills basic single-level game with a 30 minute time limit.
• Freecell Christmas - single deck 10-minute game with beautiful holiday aesthetic and music.
• Freecell Duplex - think of this game as double Freecell. This game has a single 20-minute level with 8 foundations and 8 free cells. Cards are dealt to 12 piles on the tableau.
• Freecell Extreme - 4-level game with a 15-minute time level on each. As you advance through the levels each level has one fewer free cell than the level prior.
• Freecell Klondike - This is a hybrid between the two games with a single level and a 7-minute time limit.
• Freecell Summer Holiday - tropical themed single-round game with a 10-minute limit.
• Medieval Freecell - see how quickly you can beat a random level or choose to play any 1,000,000 different levels.
• One Cell - brutally difficult
• Penguin - like a suit-based modified freecell with more free cells & the need to build foundations from an arbitrary number in the middle of the deck.
• Russian Freecell - somewhat similar to regular freecell except only around half the cards are turned over initially & a freecell is removed after each round.
• Sea Tower - 3 timed levels. On each level 2 cards are already dealt to the free cells. The remaining cards are dealt to the tableau across 10 columns.
• Spider Freecell - 2 of the 4 free cells come pre-filled. You can move sequential runs of cards even if the free cells are full, provided the descending cards alternate suit color.
• Stronghold - starts off with 4 free cells and has one less for each level until they final level only has 1.
• Two Cell - like freecell but with 2 empty cells
• Three Cell - like freecell but with 3 empty cells
• Yukon Freecell - a popular version of freecell with 7 columns on the tableau & the top 5 cards shown face up on each of the 6 tableau columns

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