FreeCell Solitaire Rules

(FreeCell type; 1 deck; no redeal)

• Game time: Medium

• Difficulty level: Medium

• Skill level: Mostly skill

• Chance of winning: High; about 1 in 3; 33.3%

Object of the game: To move all the cards to the foundations.

Solitaire Rules

Foundations
(4 piles; top right side of the screen: complete these piles to win the game)

• Build up in suit from Ace to King (for example, a 2 can be played only on an Ace).

Cells
(or Reserve; 4 cells, top left)

• These are the "cells". These cells are storage (holding) locations for cards being played to the foundations and the tableau.

• Cells can hold only one card at a time.

Tableau
(8 columns, below foundations and cells)

• Build down in alternating colors (for example, a 10 can be played on a Jack).

• The top card of each column is available for play to another tableau column, to the foundations or to the cells.

• Move groups of cards if they are in sequence and if there are enough free cells where the cards could be moved individually.

• Spaces may be filled with any card.