FreeCell

Visible-tableau card game

FreeCell is a solitaire card game where all cards are dealt face-up into eight columns, with four empty "free cells" serving as temporary holding spaces.

Unlike most solitaire games, nearly every deal is winnable with correct play—the visible layout eliminates luck, making it a pure puzzle.

I've been playing FreeCell on my phone during my commute.

cards

ace

Single-pip card

  • kingMale crowned ruler
  • queenMost powerful chess piece
  • jackDevice for lifting vehicles

ten · nine · eight · seven · six · five · four · three · two · hearts

strategy

sequencing

Determining element order

unblock · expose · priority · lookahead · dead end · solvable · winnable · undo · optimization · foresight

computer

Windows

Microsoft operating system

program · software · drag-and-drop · mouse · click · undo · hint · auto-complete · timer · statistics

games

Klondike

Yukon gold rush region

single-player · Minesweeper · Hearts

Categories
Opposites
solitaire game variants

FreeCellKlondike

Yukon gold rush region

Pyramid · Monte Carlo · Golf · Hearts

game complexity and skill requirement

FreeCellWar

Military conflict between states

slot machines · lottery · scratch cards · coin flip · roulette

game complexity/accessibility

FreeCellGo

Territory-capturing board game

Bridge · Angry Birds

Family

free, cell

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G