The final four cards are dealt to theįirst four columns so that the first four columns in the tableau each contain seven cards and the last four columns on the right each contain six cards. A further five rows of eight cards are dealt face up on top of the first to form eight columns of six cards each. After thoroughly shuffling the deck, a row of eight cards is dealt face up to start The game is played with a single pack of 52 playing cards. However, I've also included the original Microsoft FreeCell game numbers for those who like to play the same deal more than once. As with all my Solitaire City games, I've added a timed scoring element to the play. With proper play which may help explain its popularity. Therefore, nearly every single game of FreeCell can be won FreeCell is an 'open' solitaire meaning that all the cards are dealtįace up at the start of the game and this lets you analyze the outcome of moves before you make them.

We'll look at how this works later,īut the more empty FreeCells you have, the larger the sequence that can be moved.

The rules only allow you to move one card at a time but the FreeCells can be used to move larger sequences of packed cards between tableauĬolumns. The term 'FreeCell' is given to the four empty spaces above the tableau that are used for the temporary storage of cards. Solitaire City : How to Play FreeCell SolitaireįreeCell has become enormously popular after being bundled with all versions of Windows since 95, so I thought it was time Solitaire City had its own version.

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