FreeCell — Classic Free Solitaire Card Game Online
Play FreeCell solitaire free online. Every card is dealt face up — pure skill, no luck. Use four free cells to clear all 52 cards to the foundations.
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How to play
Tap a card to pick it up, then tap a destination to drop it. Build the foundations from Ace to King. Undo and auto-move included.
About FreeCell — Classic Free Solitaire Card Game Online
FreeCell is the solitaire of pure skill. Unlike Klondike, every card is dealt face up from the very start, and almost every deal can be won — there is no luck to blame, only your own planning. It rose to fame bundled with Windows, where it quietly became one of the most-played card games of all.
The table holds 52 cards face up in eight columns, four free cells and four foundations. You build the foundations up by suit, Ace to King. In the tableau, columns are built downward in alternating colours. Each free cell parks a single card, and how many cards you can move at once depends on your free cells and empty columns.
The appeal is in the total information — everything is visible — and in the fact that very nearly every deal has a solution. A loss is never bad luck; it is a puzzle you can study and beat next time. FreeCell is deeply strategic and endlessly replayable.
Tips & strategy
Free cells are precious — every card you park in one is a card you must get out again later.
Hunt for Aces and Twos early and send them to the foundations to open up space.
Work to empty a whole column — an empty column is the most powerful resource you have.
The more free cells and empty columns you hold, the longer the run of cards you can move at once.
Don't rush every card to the foundations; a card left in the tableau can still receive others.
Plan several moves ahead before you commit — FreeCell rewards careful thought, not speed.
Stuck? Undo freely and try a different order — almost every deal has a way through.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play FreeCell?
Move all 52 cards to the four foundations, each built up by suit from Ace to King. The eight tableau columns and four free cells are your workspace.
What are the free cells?
Four single-card holding slots. Any card can be parked in an empty free cell and taken back out later when you need it — they are your room to manoeuvre.
How do I move cards in the tableau?
Tableau columns are built downward in alternating colours. Tap a card to pick it up — along with any valid sequence resting on top of it — then tap where to drop it.
How many cards can I move at once?
It depends on space: take the number of free cells plus one, then double it for each empty column. More free cells and empty columns mean longer moves.
Is every FreeCell game winnable?
Very nearly. The overwhelming majority of deals can be solved with careful play — FreeCell is famous for being almost always solvable, so a loss is on your strategy.
What does the Auto button do?
It instantly sends every card that can currently move to a foundation, saving you a flurry of taps as the board clears near the end of a game.