freecell

Windows card game

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

Unlike most solitaire variants, nearly every deal is winnable with correct play—the challenge is finding the sequence that works.

The game became widely known through its inclusion in Microsoft Windows.

game

solitaire

Card game for one

tableau · columns · cascade · foundation · aces · kings · suits · deal · stack · move

strategy

planning

Arranging for future events

empty · columns · undo · winnable · solvable · sequence · ordering · patience · thinking · skill

nostalgia

procrastination

Habitual task avoidance

retro · bundled · preinstalled · timekiller · break · workplace · childhood · memories · 90s · 2000s

Categories
Opposites
solitaire game variants

freecellspider solitaire

Solo card game, arachnid-named

pyramid · accordion · forty thieves

information transparency in games

freecellpoker

Hearth implement for coals

blackjack · bridge · chance games

luck vs. skill in games

freecellslots

Narrow elongated openings

roulette · craps · bingo · war · lottery

Family

free, cell, freely, freedom, freer, freest, unfree, cells, celled

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